Assertive Biden launches campaign
Seeking re-election amid floundering approval ratings, the US president is out to consolidate his base, and woo Nikki Haley’s voters
Add BT as a preferred source
ON THE eve of the State of the Union (SOTU) address last Thursday (Mar 7) evening, some pundits speculated that US President Joe Biden, 81, with his approval rating now languishing below 40 per cent, would announce that he was withdrawing from the race and allowing other Democrats to face the Republican presidential candidate, former president Donald Trump, in November.
After all, Biden is facing huge problems that undercut his chances of getting re-elected, including doubts about his physical and mental fitness for office, looming fears over the country’s immigration crisis at the southern border, and continuing gloom about inflation despite falling prices.
Even the majority of Democrats tell pollsters that they want to see another candidate running for the presidency this year.
TRENDING NOW
On the board but frozen out: The Taib family feud tearing Sarawak construction giant apart
Thai and Vietnamese farmers may stop planting rice because of the Iran war. Here’s why
COEs for large cars up 4.3% at S$126,236, mainstream cars near S$125,000
‘We’re not a bubble tea brand’: Chagee aims to double Asia-Pacific footprint to 600 stores by 2027
