Joe Biden wants to run in 2024 for a second term in the White House.
This was announced by the White House spokesman, Jen Psaki, in a moment in which for days there have been speculations on the possible "retreat" of the president. In three years, the most powerful man in the Western world will be 82, and this could pose a problem for his reappointment.
But the version that at least for the moment you want to give to the world (and to the people who elected him just a year ago) is that he goes straight, regardless of the age issue and also of a progressive decline in the polls.
According to a recent Washington Post / ABC poll, just over 40 percent of voters approve of his work: Biden pays the price for inflation and supply chain problems and intra-party struggles over key aspects of the president's agenda.
A few days ago he underwent a checkup , the first since he was president of the United States. White House physician Kevin O'Connor certified that he is "healthy and vigorous, capable of successfully performing the duties of the presidency, as head of state, chief executive and commander in chief."
There are some problems that require investigations: wear of the spine and cardiac atrial fibrillation, which remains asymptomatic. The president also has occasional refluxes that require medical consultation.
During the medical checks, Deputy Kamala Harris took the lead, as per protocol. If Biden eventually decides not to re-run, she might be the one to do so. Here too, as per "protocol".
(Unioneonline / D)