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Biden Says He’s Running For Reelection.
Should the President really seek a second term?
Joe Biden just held his first news conference as President, where he discussed topics ranging from his administration’s handling of migrants coming across the border, to the filibuster. Personally, one little tidbit of information that stood out to me was the fact that Biden clearly expressed his intentions to run for reelection in 2024.
I probably shouldn’t have, but I found this surprising.
Throughout the entirety of his campaign for the Presidency, Joe Biden made it explicitly clear that he intended to be a transition President, who would take the reigns from Donald Trump and help the nation through a process of “coming together” and of course, healing the “soul of the nation”. Considering the reality that he also happens to be the oldest man ever to assume the office of the Presidency, even some of his most ardent supporters might have thought he would be there for four years, and position Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place for the next general election.
With Biden holding the most powerful position in the entire world, it seems more than fair to question whether he will be fit for the campaign trail let alone the Presidency when he is 80 years old. It was more than clear that this past run took a toll on…
