United States: Biden says he “intends” to be a candidate for a new term in 2024 – Le Figaro

At 80, Joe Biden is the oldest president ever elected in the United States and his age raises questions over the possibility of a candidacy in 2024. US President Joe Biden, who will turn 80 in November, said Friday that he “intends” to run for a new term in 2024, but has not yet made a formal decision. Asked about it on MSNBC, the Democrat said that s ‘he didn’t decide immediately, it was because as soon as the announcement was made, “a whole series of rules kicked in” and “I will have to behave as a candidate”. “I haven’t yet formally made the decision, but that is my intention. My intention (is) to run again and we have time to make that decision,” he said. Jill Biden, was in favor of him getting into the race again, he implied that she was. “My wife thinks we’re doing something very important and I shouldn’t walk away from it,” he said after pausing. to run again in September, while remaining evasive. The oldest president ever elected The oldest president ever elected in the United States, Joe Biden will celebrate his 80th birthday on November 20. He would be 82 at the start of a possible second term, and 86 at the end. His age regularly fuels speculation about the reality of a new candidacy.Joe Biden and his party are preparing to pass the test of the midterm parliamentary elections on November 8, traditionally difficult for the incumbent president.Among the Republican candidates in this election, many are campaigning by continuing to hammer home – falsely – that the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Biden was “stolen” from his predecessor Donald Trump. The latter is flirting more and more openly with the idea of ​​​​representing himself in 2024. SEE ALSO – Putin: “No need” to negotiate with Biden, nor to order a new mobilization