Biden aides stress a second term for US president
US President Joe Biden has signaled to his top advisers that he is resolved to make another bid for the presidency in 2024.
He had previously announced that he would be a “transition” president who just wants to take the power out of former President Donald Trump’s hand.
“I don’t think there’s any reason to say that he won’t [run again in 2024],” said one of Biden’s top advisers as cited in a report by The Hill.
Meanwhile, another adviser of the Democratic president noted that he has said nothing about not running again.
“So we all assume that he is,” the adviser added, “contrary to this sentiment that he’ll be a one-term president because of his own volition.”
He, however, reiterated that it is too soon to talk about another presidential bid.
“He hasn’t even fully staffed up the White House yet,” the adviser said. “There’s a lot to do before he even reaches the point where he has to make a final decision.”
The speculations around Biden’s bid for a second term come as his health is under intense scrutiny following his Friday fall on the steps of Air Force One.
The 78-year-old US president, the oldest man to occupy the Oval Office, stumbled and tripped three times while boarding the presidential plane.
It was not immediately clear what led to the embarrassing fall, but the White House tried to downplay the incident, blaming it on strong winds and confirming that he was “doing well.”
Following the incident, the critics of Biden quickly latched onto the viral online footage to suggest that he was suffering from dementia, a condition that results in a person’s cognitive decline and various brain disorders.
The US president, who had caught everyone’s attention with his malapropisms, mispronunciations and slurred remarks during the last year’s election campaign, was branded “Sleepy Joe” by his rival, Trump, who went to the extent of suggesting that his cognitive abilities be tested.
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