Biden says ‘firm decision’ not made whether he will run for reelection

US President Joe Biden says he intends to run for reelection in 2024, but a “firm decision” has not been made yet.

“Look, my intention I said to begin with is that I would run again, but it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen,” Biden said in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday.

Biden and his advisers have repeatedly said he intends to seek reelection in 2024, when he would be 81 years old. However, they have shied away from declaring a final decision, as doing so, according to the president himself, would force him to disclose his donors and cap his fundraising.

“I’m a great respecter of fate. And so, what I’m doing is I’m doing my job. I’m going to do that job,” he said in the interview. “And within the timeframe that makes sense after this next election cycle here, going into next year, make a judgment on what to do.”

First lady Jill Biden also said last week that she and her husband had not yet discussed whether he would run for a second term.

"We've been a little bit too busy. So, not yet," she said in an interview with NBC’s “Today” program. "But, I'm sure it will be a discussion."

The remarks were the first public indication that there has not been a discussion in the Biden family about a second term campaign.

There have been concerns recently among some Democrats that Biden might be at a disadvantage with voters because of his advanced age and low approval numbers.  

Democrats doubt Biden will run for reelection in 2024

US President Joe Biden is telling everyone he plans to run for reelection in 2024, but most Democrats aren’t sure he will follow through on that plan.

Polls show that most Americans do not want either Biden, or his Republican predecessor Donald Trump, to run for president in 2024.

Sixty-seven percent of voters surveyed in a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll said that Biden should not seek another term in the White House, with nearly half citing their belief that he is a bad president. Another 30 percent said it is because Biden is too old for the job.

Trump, who lost to Biden in 2020, does not fare much better with likely voters either. Fifty-seven percent of respondents said the Republican should not run for president again in 2024, despite his repeated hints that he plans to do so.

Asked why he believes his approval rating is so low, Biden told 60 Minutes, "This is a really difficult time. We're at an inflection point in the history of this country."

Despite mounting death toll, Biden says 'pandemic is over'

U.S. President Joe Biden says "the pandemic is over," even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hundreds of Americans daily.

The president also appeared to blame the COVID-19 pandemic for his low numbers, which he said were in keeping with the overall changing attitudes of Americans “about themselves, their families, [and] about the state of the nation.”

“I think you'd agree that the impact on the psyche of the American people as a consequence of the pandemic is profound. Think of how that has changed everything.”

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