Jill Biden Says Joe Biden Is Ready to Run for a Second Term

First Lady Jill Biden said her husband, President Joe Biden, is ready to run for a second presidential term.

"How many times does he have to say it for you to believe it?" Dr. Biden told the Associated Press today. "He says he’s not done. He’s not finished what he’s started. And that’s what’s important."

Biden, 80, has long faced questions about his age and how it might impact his ability to do the job. He would be the oldest president to seek a second term, and if he was reelected, he would be 86 at the end of his second term.

Politico reported this week, "But to the surprise of some Biden allies, they say he has talked only sparingly about a possible campaign, three people familiar with the conversations said. His daily focus remains the job itself. Except for the occasional phone call with an adviser to review polling, he spends little time discussing the election."

Still, all signs point to Biden running for a second term. His aides have indicated a formal announcement will likely come sometime in April 2023.

When Biden first announced he would run for president in 2019, he said he was embarking on a "battle for the soul of this nation." Earlier this month, in his State of the Union address, he referenced this phrase, saying, "I have come to fulfill my constitutional obligation to report on the state of the Union. And here is my — my report: Because the soul of this nation is strong, because the backbone of this nation is strong, because the people of this nation are strong, the state of the Union is strong."

He added, I’m not new to this place. I stand here tonight having served as long as about any one of you who have ever served here. But I’ve never been more optimistic about our future — about the future of America."

Jill Biden's remarks about President Biden seeking reelection come as she wraps up a five day visit to Namibia and Kenya, where she was accompanied by her granddaughter, Naomi Biden.

Naomi retweeted the journalist who conducted the interview with her grandmother, tweeting, "Preach nana."

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