Washington: President Joe Biden said in an interview that he would decide whether to seek re-election after the Congressional elections in November, and he enthused the former president Donald Trump To keep classified documents at your Palm Beach, Florida home.
“It is too early to make such a decision,” Biden Said in Sunday’s “60 Minutes” interview. “What I’m doing is I’m doing my job. I’m going to do that work, and within a time frame that’s understandable after this next election cycle, going into the next year, what to do, Decide on it.”
Biden with the Vice President Kamala Harris, has repeatedly reaffirmed plans to run for re-election in 2024, despite his age – he will turn 80 in November – and low approval ratings. While the president reaffirmed his intention to run for office again, he also pointed out that the decision was not yet final.
“Is it a firm decision that I run again? It remains to be seen,” Biden said, according to a transcript of the interview. Interviewer Scott Pele said Biden is the oldest president ever, Biden joked , “Very good shape, huh?”
The president also pointed to election-law requirements, which take effect after a candidate has officially announced candidacy, as reason to wait on a decision, saying that “all of a sudden everything is at play. Come” if he wants to make his intentions official.
The Federal Election Commission requires candidates to file with the organization upon official declaration and to follow its rules on campaign contributions.
Mar-a-Lago Quest
Biden has refrained from commenting widely on the FBI’s investigation into classified documents held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida with his aides. He said in the interview that he had not sought information on the case to avoid any suggestion that he would involve himself in the investigation.
But he described his reaction by looking at the FBI’s photo of documents obtained in the August search.
“How is it possible?” he said in the interview. “I thought, ‘What data was out there that could have compromised sources and methods?'”
It was just “completely irresponsible”, he said.
“It is too early to make such a decision,” Biden Said in Sunday’s “60 Minutes” interview. “What I’m doing is I’m doing my job. I’m going to do that work, and within a time frame that’s understandable after this next election cycle, going into the next year, what to do, Decide on it.”
Biden with the Vice President Kamala Harris, has repeatedly reaffirmed plans to run for re-election in 2024, despite his age – he will turn 80 in November – and low approval ratings. While the president reaffirmed his intention to run for office again, he also pointed out that the decision was not yet final.
“Is it a firm decision that I run again? It remains to be seen,” Biden said, according to a transcript of the interview. Interviewer Scott Pele said Biden is the oldest president ever, Biden joked , “Very good shape, huh?”
The president also pointed to election-law requirements, which take effect after a candidate has officially announced candidacy, as reason to wait on a decision, saying that “all of a sudden everything is at play. Come” if he wants to make his intentions official.
The Federal Election Commission requires candidates to file with the organization upon official declaration and to follow its rules on campaign contributions.
Mar-a-Lago Quest
Biden has refrained from commenting widely on the FBI’s investigation into classified documents held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida with his aides. He said in the interview that he had not sought information on the case to avoid any suggestion that he would involve himself in the investigation.
But he described his reaction by looking at the FBI’s photo of documents obtained in the August search.
“How is it possible?” he said in the interview. “I thought, ‘What data was out there that could have compromised sources and methods?'”
It was just “completely irresponsible”, he said.