Joe Biden formally announces 2024 White House run
By France24
27 April 2023 |
3:44 pm
Joe Biden has formally announced his campaign for re-election in 2024, asking Americans for four years to “finish this job”, possibly setting up an extraordinary rematch with Donald Trump.
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