Battle for the White House - Joe Biden: "If Trump wasn't running, I'm not sure I would be running"
US President Joe Biden wants to return to the White House after the 2024 election - now he has spoken out about his motives. "If Trump didn't run, I'm not sure I would run," Biden said at a campaign event in Boston on Tuesday, according to the press traveling with him. But former US President Donald Trump should not be allowed to win. The Republican wants to become his party's presidential candidate and has a huge lead over his rivals in internal party polls.
The 81-year-old Biden is clearly the Democrats' most promising candidate to win the primaries. He entered the White House in 2021 as the oldest US president ever. Biden's age and his suitability to run for president again have been the subject of debate for some time, including within his own party.
In the past, Biden had often made it clear that Trump was an important reason for his renewed candidacy. In April, however, he qualified this: "I think I would still be running if he wasn't." There is still a lot of work that needs to be completed.
In the event of a Trump victory: critics warn of dictatorship
Warnings of a renewed Trump presidency have recently become particularly loud again. Republican and Trump critic Liz Cheney warned that the USA was in danger of "sleepwalking into a dictatorship". The more liberal magazine "The Atlantic" devoted an entire issue to the dangers of another Trump presidency. The 77-year-old Trump recently turned the tables and called Biden the "destroyer" of democracy.
Trump was defeated by Biden in the 2020 presidential election, but still refuses to admit his defeat and spreads the lie of electoral fraud. He is therefore facing several criminal proceedings in court - a first in US history. Last year, he even called for the constitution to be overturned on the social media platform he co-founded. He wrote: "A massive fraud of this type and scale allows for the repeal of all rules, regulations and articles, including those in the Constitution."
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- Despite having expressed doubts about running if Donald Trump wasn't, Joe Biden, the current U.S. president, has stated his intentions to challenge for the White House again during the 2024 Presidential election.
- The Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, remain a formidable challenge for Biden, with Trump maintaining a significant lead in internal party polls and expressing his desire to become the party's nominee for the 2024 election.
- Critics have warned of the risks associated with another Trump presidency, citing concerns about potential dictatorship due to his past actions and statements, including denying his defeat in the 2020 Presidential election and calling for the constitution to be overturned.
Source: www.stern.de
