The Washington Post: US President Biden is about to run for a second term in 2024
79-year-old US President Joe Biden is about to run for a second term in 2024. He and his inner circle have been assuring supporters of this in recent days, writes The Washington Post.
As the newspaper notes, by the time of voting, Biden will be 81 years old.
According to the newspaper, efforts are directed to convince supporters of the desire of the head of state to stay in the White House for another term. This is due, among other things, to a decrease in his rating.
A friend of the president and former Democratic Senator Chris Dodd said that Biden told him about his plans. “The only thing I've heard from him is that he plans to run again. And I'm glad of that, ”said Dodd. Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, in turn, noted that Biden will not run if he realizes that he cannot do the job physically and emotionally.
At the same time, some Democratic Party officials told the publication that they are skeptical about such statements by the president and his aides.
Earlier, the president's personal physician Kevin O'Connor said that during a colonoscopy, doctors removed a polyp in Biden's intestines.
On November 19, Biden underwent a colonoscopy (examination colon) and returned to his duties. During anesthesia, the head of state delegated powers to Vice President Kamala Harris. For a short period while he was undergoing the procedure, she became the first woman in the history of the United States to hold the presidency.