Biden might announce re-election run after holidays: WH Chief of Staff

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
6 Dec 2022 21:40

White House Chief of Staff says that US President Joe Biden to likely announce re-election bid after New Year holidays.

US President Joe Biden

White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain says that he expects that US President Joe Biden will probably announce running for a second term after the New Year holidays.

"I hear from a lot of Democrats across the country that they want him to run. But the president will make that decision. I expect it shortly after the holidays, but I expect the decision will be to do it," Klain said on Monday during The Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) CEO Council Summit.

A poll conducted on November 17 by Redfield & Wilton Strategies revealed that only 51% of Democratic voters were in favor of US President Joe Biden running for reelection in 2024.

The poll, the results of which were published by Newsweek, also found that 37% of the voters opposed him running again, while 12% said they did not know.

Earlier in August, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced that US President Joe Biden has filed some of the required documents that open the way for announcing his re-run for the 2024 presidential election.

It's noteworthy that former US President Donald Trump declared earlier in November that he will run for the 2024 American presidential elections as a Republican candidate.