PRESIDENT Joe Biden has officially filed to make a bid for a second term in the 2024 presidential election.
In a statement of candidacy posted to the Federal Election Commission, President Biden has been listed to run once again with current Vice President Kamala Harris.
President Biden signed and filed the official declaration of candidacy on Friday, March 31.
Many have wondered if the current president who defeated Donald Trump back in 2020, would attempt to hold on office for another four years.
This past December, Biden announced that he planned to run for re-election on the condition that he remained in good health.
Biden comes with a 40-year-long political career, previously having served as vice president under Barack Obama from January 2009 to January 2017.
Over his own presidential stint, the 80-year-old has fought for lower gas prices and student loan forgiveness, as well as many other causes.
He has spent the last year attempting to bring economic and military support to Ukraine amid their conflict with Russia.
On the domestic front, the current president has recently come under fire with demands to pass new legislation to fight the gun violence epidemic.
So far, there are only four other candidates slated to run in the 2024 election.
President Biden is the only democratic nominee to register for the race besides Marianne Williamson, an American self-help author and spiritual leader who also ran in 2020.
Former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are all set to compete for the Republican nomination.
While Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has not formally registered in the race, he told Piers Morgan to “stay tuned” about his widely anticipated announcement that he’s running.
The earliest state primaries for the 2024 presidential election will begin on March 5, and the general election is set to take place on November 5, 2024.
Source: https://www.the-sun.com/news/7775112/joe-biden-filed-running-president-2024/