Global Courant 2023-04-21 04:24:20
According to reports, President Biden is expected to make his bid for a second term as the president’s official next week.
Biden, 80, and his team hope to make the announcement via campaign video on April 25, the four-year anniversary of his 2020 campaign launch, multiple reports said.
Speculation raged for months over whether Biden would run for re-election, with his team saying only that he “intends to run” but making no other affirmative statements.
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Rumors he was approaching an announcement flared up this week as Biden sent out exclusive invitations to some of his top 2020 campaign backers, asking them to attend a hastily scheduled event at the White House, according to The New York Times.
If he wins re-election, Biden, who is currently the oldest president in US history, would be 86 at the end of his second term in 2029.
Biden is currently facing Democratic primary challenges from spiritual guru Marianne Williamson and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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He faces an even busier field from across the aisle as Republican candidates continue to line up to challenge former President Donald Trump’s status as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination.
Anders Hagstrom of Fox News contributed to this report.
Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.
