The White House has said that Joe Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024, a statement that comes amid speculation over his future as the president sees a dip in his approval rating.<\/p>\n
Biden, 79, has suffered a drop in his polling numbers in recent months, leading some Democrats to speculate he might not seek another four-year term.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is. That\u2019s his intention,\u201d said the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, as Biden flew onboard Air Force One for a Thanksgiving event with US troops in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<\/p>\n
Democrats were rattled by Republican victories in Virginia\u2019s gubernatorial election earlier this month and a narrow Democratic victory in New Jersey.<\/p>\n
The statement from the White House follows reports that Biden has been reassuring allies of his intentions to run again, and that he is keen to quash rumors of a one-term presidency.<\/p>\n
A recent Washington Post\/ABC survey survey found just over 40% of voters approved of Biden, continuing a steady downward trend in the president\u2019s ratings amid inflation and supply chain issues and intra-party fighting over key aspects of the president\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n
Questions have arisen about the viability of Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate in 2024 should Biden decide not to run again. A recent USA Today\/Suffolk University poll found her with a 28% job approval rating.<\/p>\n
Biden underwent his first physical examination on Friday since taking office in January and doctors found he has a stiffened gait and attributed frequent bouts of coughing to acid reflux. Doctors said he was fit to serve.<\/p>\n
Biden\u2019s political prospects appeared to have been buoyed last week by congressional passage of a $1.2tn infrastructure plan. Still being debated is another $1.75tn in spending on a social safety net package.<\/p>\n
Biden was already the oldest presidential candidate to be elected as commander-in-chief when he beat Donald Trump in the November 2020 election, and will be 15 days short of his 82nd birthday on 5 November 2024, the next time voters in the US will be asked to choose their president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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