Washington – President Biden on Thursday revealed that he plans to seek a second term in the White House in 2024 and said he expects Vice President Kamala Harris to be his running mate again. Biden spoke about his plans in 2024 at a press conference of approximately one hour, the first of his presidency, where he also announced that he would double his vaccine targets to 200 million doses in the first 100 days and detail an infrastructure plan on Friday .
Biden has not yet called for re-election, while former President Trump had already done so at this point in his presidency. But the president told White House correspondent, head of CBS News, Nancy Cordes, that it is his “plan” to run again.
“That is my expectation,” said Biden, although he added that he normally does not plan so far in advance.
The president responded to questions from reporters for about an hour on a range of topics, including the ongoing crisis on the US-Mexico border, legislative obstruction and the foreign policy challenges his government is facing.
At the beginning of his comments, Biden said he was increasing his target of vaccine doses given in his first 100 days in office to 200 million. The country surpassed its initial target of 100 million shots last week, on the 58th day of its presidency.
With the $ 1.9 trillion Biden COVID-19 aid package approved by Congress and made into law, the president revealed the details of his next major infrastructure initiative, which will be announced on Friday during a trip to Pittsburgh .
The proposal will address physical and technological infrastructure, said the president, “so that we can compete and create a significant number of really well-paid jobs.” Biden said that “the future depends” on the United States having the best airports, ports, railways and highways to facilitate business.
Biden has been repeatedly pressured over his government’s plan to deal with the flood of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border with the U.S. and whether he favors changes in legislative obstruction, a rule by which 60 votes are needed to end the debate over a measure and move to a final vote. He was not, however, asked about the coronavirus pandemic or the economy.
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