Biden tells Al Roker: 'I plan on running'
Source: NBC News
President Joe Biden told TODAY show co-host Al Roker on Monday that he plans to run for a second term.
I plan on running, Al, but were not prepared to announce it yet, he said.
Biden, 80, has consistently stated his plans to run for re-election. In a private conversation at the White House last year, he told the Rev. Al Sharpton that he will seek a second term, the civil rights leader told his National Action Network staff in Washington, NBC News reported.
Im going to do it again, Biden said last year as he posed for a photograph in the Roosevelt Room with Sharpton, according to an official from the National Action Network who recounted the MSNBC host's description. Im going.
Biden's remarks come as top White House advisers are preparing to make final decisions on launching his re-election campaign, several sources familiar with the discussions told NBC News. Several considerations in the decision-making process include that no major Democratic challenger has emerged; that former President Donald Trump, who is running for the GOP nomination, has been indicted and is consuming the political spotlight; and that there's a major clash coming with congressional Republicans over spending.
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DownriverDem
(7,014 posts)I support Biden all the way. He is so needed just like he was needed in 2020. Look at what he's done. Look at what he stands for. We need to focus on the House, Senate, State/local elections and getting Biden reelected. Go Joe!
LakeArenal
(29,949 posts)brer cat
(27,588 posts)flamingdem
(40,898 posts)Biden 2024
LetMyPeopleVote
(179,870 posts)Bayard
(29,707 posts)He's accomplished more in one term than most do in two. I don't care how old he is--give him a second term. With the crazies in Congress, we need Joe to veto their nonsense.
pandr32
(14,272 posts)not fooled
(6,680 posts)Great news to start the week!
Evolve Dammit
(21,777 posts)Polybius
(21,902 posts)Why? Because:
Obama did it on April 4, 2011. W Bush did it on May 16, 2003. Clinton did it on April 14, 1995.
tonekat
(2,529 posts)I like a president who responds to hecklers during the SOTU!!