NEW: Pres. Biden’s team has told allies it is ready to announce a run for reelection as soon as next week.
in February it’s his “intention” to run for a second term, though he’s yet to make any official announcement.
"[M]y intention is -- from -- has -- intention has been from the beginning to run. But there's too many other things we have to finish in the near term before I start a campaign," he told Muir at the White House. At 80, Biden is the oldest serving president in U.S. history and would be 82 if he ran for reelection and won. Questions about his physical and mental acuity will likely be on voters' minds if he does run again.
President Joe Biden convenes the fourth virtual leader-level meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate at the White House in Washington, April 20, 2023.Biden told Muir age wasn't part of his calculation on whether to launch a 2024 bid but said it was "totally legitimate" for people to raise issues about it.Biden was "fit to successfully execute" his duties as commander in chief following his second physical as president.
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