In a joint press conference with South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, US President Joe Biden was asked about the concerns of public opinion in the country about his advanced age, this after he announced that he would run for another term as president. According to data presented by the journalists, 70% of Americans, including most Among the Democrats, they believe that he should not run for another term.
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Biden answered: "I may not be the only candidate who can defeat Donald Trump, but I know him well and I know the danger he poses to democracy, and we were already in this campaign. For my part, I actually hear about positive results in the polls, regarding me and the work we did."
The US president added: "Don't forget that we created 12 million new jobs, 800,000 new manufacturing jobs, our economy is growing, we invested more money in the climate crisis than any other country in the world, things are moving, and the reason I'm running again is that I want to finish the job" , according to him.
24-hours after launching his re-election campaign, Pres. Biden held a news conference with South Korea's President Yoon. @marykbruce pressed Biden about his age, and whether he'd be running for re-election if Donald Trump were not in the race. https://t.co/FhMqGZAvgm pic.twitter.com/UoCDZxqnep
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) April 27, 2023
Biden noted: "When I was elected, I inherited a nation with a huge debt, and with a crisis of confidence in the world, after the term of Trump's term. At the G7 summit I told the leaders 'America is back' and they asked me 'for how long?', they were worried that we would not be able to continue And to be the leaders of the free world, and with me, we're back to doing it."
Finally, he specifically addressed the issue of age: "As for age – I myself cannot say how old I am, but I can say that I feel good, I am excited about the future, I also considered this issue seriously before I announced the additional run, and I believe that we On the verge of changing the face of the situation, as has not been done here in America for a long time."
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