In a video launching his campaign, the US president took aim at 'MAGA extremists' and said 'a battle for the soul of America' continues.
He will be joined in his 2024 quest by his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
President Joe Biden has formally announced his 2024 re-election bid, a decision that will test whether Americans are ready to give the 80-year-old Democrat, already the oldest United States president ever, another four years in office. In the two years since he took over from Mr Trump, Mr Biden won Congress’ approval for billions of dollars in federal funds to tackle theand for new infrastructure, and oversaw the lowest levels of unemployment since 1969, although a 40-year high in inflation has marred his economic record.
President Joe Biden will be joined in his 2024 quest by his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.Mr Biden’s approval ratings were stuck at just 39 per cent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on 19 April and there are steep concerns aboutamong some Americans; he would be 86 by the end of a prospective second term, almost a decade higher than the average US male's life expectancy.
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