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Biden will formally announce his 2024 reelection campaign next week, three people who were aware of the talks on Thursday said.

The people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations said they did not know a final decision on timing had been made, but that Biden had been eyeing Tuesday, April 25, four years to the day since the Democrat entered the 2020. race. The announcement is expected to be in the form of a video to be released to supporters.

The 80-year-old Biden has repeatedly said he intends to run for a second term, but advisers say he has felt little need to campaign because he faces no significant opposition to his party’s nomination.

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It will be a very different experience than four years ago,

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as Biden was written off by much of the political establishment until he consolidated support as Democrat candidates believed he was best placed to defeat the former president

Trump raged during the COVID-19 pandemic. This time he will have to juggle the challenge of running for re-election while running the country.

Biden has been focused in recent months on implementing the massive infrastructure, technology investments and climate bills passed during his first two years in office, contrasting sharply with the Republicans as Washington gears up for a fight over raising the borrowing limit of the country. Aides believe those priorities will polish his image ahead of his re-election campaign.

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the oldest person ever elected president will also face voters’ concerns about his suitability for the job. He brushed off those concerns by telling voters to watch me, and aides say he intends to mount a vigorous campaign ahead of what they expect will be a close general election due to the country’s polarization , regardless of who emerges as the GOP banner bearer. .

Biden has summoned top Democratic donors to Washington next week for what was expected to be a dinner with him and a strategy session with his top political advisers.

The Washington Post first reported on the expected timing of the announcement.