US President Joe Biden confirmed, on Friday, that he intends to announce his candidacy for a second term in the presidential elections scheduled for 2024, but he will not take this step now.
And in an interview with ABC News, Biden (80 years old), the oldest president in the history of the United States, said that “my intention is … it was from the beginning to run” for a second term.
Hours earlier, US First Lady Jill Biden told the Associated Press that her husband had decided on his candidacy, and all that remained was to determine when and where it would be announced.
In the interview with “ABC News”, broadcaster David Muir asked the Democratic president about the statement made by his wife, and he replied with a joke, without confirming or denying it.
But Biden stressed that he is in no hurry to announce his candidacy.
He said: “There are a lot of other things that we need to accomplish in the short term before I start campaigning” for a second term.
In response to a question about whether his age affected his decision to run or not, Biden replied: “No. But it is legitimate for people to raise issues related to my age, this is completely legitimate.”
He added, “All I can say to them is watch me,” apparently referring to the outcome of the first half of his term.
And if Biden wins a second term and completes it, he will leave the White House at the age of 86.
A medical examination conducted last week concluded that he was in “good health”, “energetic” and “capable” of performing his duties.
