(EFE).- The president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced this Tuesday that he will stand for re-election in the 2024 elections.
“When I ran for president four years ago I said we are in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” Trump said in a video titled Freedom in which he confirmed that he will again run for the presidency of the country.
Biden chose this Tuesday, April 25, to make his intentions official because just today marks four years since he launched the electoral campaign that led him to the White House after defeating then-President Donald Trump (2017-2020) in the 2020 elections.
Then, Biden also announced his campaign with a video in which he promised to unite a deeply divided society and save the “soul” of the nation, after four years of Trump in the White House.
This time, his message has followed similar lines, but emphasizing the importance of “finishing the job” started during his first term with the vice president, Kamala Harris, who will also be his running mate in 2024.
Biden also announced his campaign with a video in which he promised to unite a deeply divided society and save the “soul” of the nation, after four years of Trump in the White House.
In addition, the Democrat warned of “MAGA extremists” –in reference to Trump’s campaign slogan, Make America Great Again (Make America Great Again)–, the expression he usually uses to refer to the Republican legislators most aligned with the controversial conservative ex-president.
“They are preparing to take away those fundamental freedoms, cutting Social Security you’ve paid your entire lives while cutting taxes for the rich. Dictating the medical decisions women can make, banning books and telling people who they can love.” “Biden said in his message.
The president, who at 80 is the oldest president in the history of the United States, had been saying for months that he intends to run for re-election.
In fact, Biden announced yesterday that he would make his candidacy official “very soon” and reiterated that he had already made a decision on the 2024 elections, so the only thing left was to formally announce it.
When visiting Ireland on April 14, Biden also said the announcement would come “relatively soon.” And, a few days earlier, on April 10, Biden pointed out to an NBC reporter that he planned to run in the elections, but that he was not yet ready to officially announce it.
Biden could fight in 2024 with former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021), whom he already defeated in 2020.
Trump has announced his intention to compete for the Republican nomination in that party’s primary process despite the fact that he is involved in several judicial messes
Trump has announced his intention to compete for the Republican nomination in that party’s primary process despite the fact that he is involved in several legal problems and has already been formally charged in a criminal case in New York.
In addition to Trump, there are five other candidates on the Republican side: former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, conservative radio host Larry Elder and businessman Perry Johnson. .
Other conservative politicians have also hinted that they are interested in running, such as the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, or the former vice president with Trump, Mike Pence, although so far none have taken the step.
On the Democratic side, Biden seems to have a clear field, since the great personalities of the party have ruled out running and only has competition from marginal figures.
Specifically, only two figures have declared their intention to compete for the Democratic nomination: the environmental lawyer and anti-vaxxer activist Robert F. Kennedy, nephew of President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963), and the author of self-help books Marianne Williamson .
The Democratic National Committee fully endorses Biden and has already said it does not plan to host primary debates.
In fact, the Democratic National Committee has changed the primary calendar to suit the president’s wishes, giving priority to South Carolina, where Biden reemerged in 2020, after resounding defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire, which were traditionally the first states to vote. vote.
Biden unsuccessfully tried to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and 2008. That year, Democratic candidate and later President Barack Obama (2008-2017) chose Biden as vice president and both won the 2008 elections and in those of 2012.
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