Joe Biden, 80, formally declares 2024 re-election bid, promises to ‘finish the job’
- The US president releases a three-minute video on Tuesday morning announcing his intention to seek re-election
- An NBC News poll found 70 per cent of Americans, including 51 per cent of Democrats, believe Biden should not run, with his age the biggest concern
US President Joe Biden released a video on Tuesday morning announcing that he will run for re-election in 2024, calling the fight for democracy a key motivation for his bid to hold onto the White House for a second term.
“Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours. That’s why I’m running for re-election as President of the United States. Join us. Let’s finish the job,” Biden wrote in a Twitter post accompanying the video.
The three-minute video, opening with footage from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, calls out “MAGA extremists” – a moniker associated with Trump – for targeting women’s reproductive freedom, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
The announcement video closes with the Biden-Harris campaign logo, signalling that Vice-President Kamala Harris will remain Biden’s running mate. Harris also posted the video on her Twitter account.