Biden told Rev. Al Sharpton he will run for a second term in 2024: report
Biden has said many times that if he remains healthy, he will seek re-election
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President Biden reportedly told Rev. Al Sharpton at a White House event early last month that he planned to run for a second term in 2024.
The interaction is said to have happened between the two on September 2, when Biden met with leaders from legacy Black civil rights organizations, including Sharpton.
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An official from Sharpton’s National Action Network who spoke to NBC News recounted Biden as telling Sharpton: "I’m going to do it again … I’m going."
Fox News has reached out to the White House and the National Action Network for comment but did not hear back before publication.
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Biden, so far, has refused to state publicly whether he intends to run for a second term. In an interview with CBS’ "60 Minutes" which aired Sunday, September 18, Biden said it was "much too early" to make any decision on launching a re-election bid.
"Look, my intention, as I said, that began with is that I would run again. But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen."
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The 79-year-old Biden has said numerous times that if he remains healthy, he intends to run for re-election.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.