President Biden Says He Hasn’t Made Final Decision On Running Again In 2024: ‘That Remains To Be Seen’

Media President Biden Says He Hasn’t Made Final Decision On Running Again In 2024: ‘That Remains To Be Seen’ Mark Joyella Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover political media–and media politics. Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories.

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[+] September 18, 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. – Britain was gearing up Sunday for the momentous state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II as King Charles III prepared to host world leaders and as mourners queued for the final 24 hours left to view her coffin, lying in state in Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden says he hasn’t made a final decision on whether he’ll run for re-election in 2024.

“Look, my intention, as I said, to begin with is that I would run again,” he told Scott Pelley of CBS News an interview broadcast Sunday evening on 60 Minutes . “But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen.

” Mr. Biden said “it’s much to early” to make an official declaration that he’ll run again, saying that he’ll wait until after the mid-term elections in November and “going into next year” he will “make a decision about what to do. ” The wide-ranging interview touched on questions of Mr.

Biden’s age and mental fitness. Asked what that made him think, the president said “watch me. That’s what I think.

Watch me. If you think I don’t have the energy level or the mental acuity, then that’s one thing. It’s another thing, you just watch and keep my schedule.

” TAIPEI, TAIWAN – AUGUST 03: Speaker of the U. S. House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), center .

. . [+] left, speaks Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, center right, after arriving at the president’s office on August 03, 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday as part of a tour of Asia aimed at reassuring allies in the region, as China made it clear that her visit to Taiwan would be seen in a negative light. (Photo by Chien Chih-Hung/Office of The President via Getty Images) Getty Images MORE FOR YOU How To Become A Translator CNN’s John Berman: Arizona ‘Sham Audit’ Proves Donald Trump ‘Even Bigger Loser Than The First Time’ ‘Cut Him Off, Cut Him Off Now!’ Newsmax Anchor Ends Interview When Guest Criticizes Donald Trump Following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip last month to Taiwan, Pelley asked the president to clarify U. S.

policy, and whether “U. S. forces, U.

S. men and women, would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. ” Mr.

Biden responded “yes. ” “We agree with what we signed onto a long time ago,” the president said. “And that there’s one China policy, and Taiwan makes their own judgments about their independence.

We are not moving. We’re not encouraging their being independent. We’re not—that’s their decision.

” The president also told Pelley that “the pandemic is over,” which reportedly surprised some White House staffers. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn . Mark Joyella Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions.