Biden’s best bet may be to stress how different he is to Trump
The president’s age and lacklustre approval ratings had generated more questions than usual about whether he can, or should, mount another campaign.
Washington | The trappings of Joe Biden’s office were on full display in the days leading up to his re-election announcement: he spent the weekend at the presidential retreat Camp David, had lunch with his vice-president, Kamala Harris, at the White House and held an event in the Rose Garden to honour US teachers.
With the Marine Band playing in the background, he told reporters: “I told you I’m planning on running. You’ll know real soon.”
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