Washington – President Biden revealed Thursday that he plans to seek a second term in the White House in 2024 and said he hopes Vice President Kamala Harris will be his running mate again. Biden spoke about his plans in 2024 at a press conference of about an hour, the first of his presidency, where he also announced that he would double his vaccination goals to 200 million doses in his first 100 days and that would detail an infrastructure plan on Friday.
Biden has yet to run for re-election, while former President Trump had already done so at the time of his presidency. But the president told White House correspondent CBS News Nancy Cordes that his “plan” would be resubmitted.
“That’s my expectation,” Biden said, though he added that he doesn’t normally plan so far in advance.
The president sent questions to reporters for about an hour on a variety of topics, including the ongoing crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border, the legislative filibuster and the foreign policy challenges facing his administration.
At the beginning of his statements, Mr. Biden said he is raising his dose of vaccine doses administered during his first 100 days in office to 200 million. The nation surpassed its initial target of 100 million shots last week, on the 58th day of its presidency.
With the $ 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package approved by Congress and signed into law, the president revealed that the details of his next big initiative, infrastructure, will be unveiled Friday during a trip to Pittsburgh.
The proposal will address physical and technological infrastructure, the president said, “so that we can compete and create a significant number of really well-paid jobs.” Biden said “the future depends” on whether the United States has the best airports, ports, railroads and highways to facilitate business.
Biden was repeatedly pressured by his administration’s plan to deal with the flooding of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border into the United States and whether it favored changes to the legislative filibuster, a rule that requires 60 votes to end the debate on a measure and move on to a final vote. However, he was not asked about the coronavirus pandemic or the economy.
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