From left: Joe and Jill Biden.Photo: KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL/AFP via Getty
CountDr. Jill Bidenamong those in favor of aJoe Bidenreelection campaign. In fact, she’s “all in,” the first lady told CNN this week.
Asked on Saturday if her husband might choose not to run for another term, Dr. Biden told CNN, “Not in my book.”
“I’m all for it, of course,” she added in the interview, which will air in full on Thursday, March 2, as part of the network’s primetime specialJill Biden Abroadabout herrecent tripto Namibia and Kenya.
Elsewhere in the interview, Dr. Biden said, “It’s Joe’s decision. And we support whatever he wants to do. If he’s in, we’re there. If he wants to do something else, we’re there too.”
The president himself hasn’t yet announced whether he plans to run again, joking in a recent interview withABC Newsthat he needed “to find out” from his wife whether he would be launching a 2024 campaign.
“All kidding aside … there’s too many things I have to finish in the near-term before I start a campaign,” Biden told ABC.
Pressed on when he would announce if he chose to, Biden reiterated: “I’ve got other things to finish before I get into a full-blown campaign.”
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CNNreported in January that Biden does indeed plan to seek a second term in office, and could announce in the coming weeks.
Last October, NBC News reported that Biden told Rev. Al Sharpton “I’m going to do it again,” of running for president. According to NBC News, Sharpton recounted the exchange on a phone call with staffers following the conversation with the president.
Some have been critical of the idea of Biden —who will be nearing 82 years oldat the time of the 2024 election — running a second time.
A recent poll found that the vast majority of Americans, across all political parties and age groups,favor a maximum age limitfor elected officials. When respondents were asked what the maximum age should be and given a list of options to choose from, 70 years old was the most popular response, receiving 40% of the votes.
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Biden was 78 at his inaugural ceremony, making him the oldest person to be sworn in as commander-in-chief in U.S. history.
Donald Trump— who was previously the oldest-ever president to take office at age 70 andhas already announced he will run in 2024— will be 78 during the next election cycle.
source: people.com
