New Delhi: Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he would seek re-election as the President of the United States. The 80-year-old Democrat, already the oldest US president, said he is running for re-election in 2024 to stand for democracy and fundamental freedoms. Biden made the announcement in a campaign video less than three years after defeating his predecessor, Donald Trump.
Attacking ‘MAGA extremists’ for targeting women’s reproductive choice, Social Security and voting rights, Joe Biden’s campaign launch video pledged to defend Americans’ personal liberties, seizing a theme often heralded by Republicans have done.
“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we were in a fight for the soul of America, and we still are,” said Joe Biden.
He said that this is not the time to be complacent and hence he is seeking re-election.
His three-minute-long campaign launch video begins with images from the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, and draws on the contrasts between Biden’s vision for America and that of his Republican predecessor .
“Liberty – personal liberty – is fundamental to us as Americans,” Biden said in the video that kicks off his 2024 bid for a second term in the White House, exactly four years after he launched his 2020 campaign .
“Every generation has a moment where they have to stand up for democracy. To stand up for our fundamental freedoms. I believe it is ours. That’s why I stand again as President of the United States of America.” Contesting from. Join us. Let’s finish.” Jobs,” Joe Biden said in a tweet.
Every generation has a moment where they have to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe it is ours.
That’s why I’m running for re-election as President of the United States of America. join us. Let’s finish the work. https://t.co/V9Mzpw8Sqy pic.twitter.com/Y4NXR6B8ly
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 25, 2023
Biden will be joined in his 2024 quest by his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the two years since taking office from Trump, Joe Biden has won congressional approval for billions of dollars in federal funds to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and for new infrastructure, and the lowest unemployment rate since 1969. lowest level ever observed, although 40 years of high inflation has marred their economic record.
His age, however, makes it a historic and risky gamble for the Democratic Party, which faces a difficult election map to hold the Senate in 2024 and is now a minority in the House of Representatives.
Biden’s approval rating was stuck at just 39% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on April 19 and there are serious concerns among some Americans about his age. He will be 86 by the end of a potential second term, nearly a decade longer than the average American male.
Doctors declared Biden, who reportedly does not drink alcohol and exercises five times a week, ‘fit for duty’ following an examination in February this year. The White House says his record shows he is ‘mentally sharp enough’ for the rigors of the job.
Biden’s entry into the race follows Donald Trump’s announcement last November that he would seek a second term.