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Biden ready to run, US first lady Jill Biden says

U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there’s “pretty much” nothing left to do but figure out the time and place for the announcement. The Associated press has the story:

Biden ready to run, US first lady Jill Biden says

Newslooks- NAIROBI, Kenya (AP)

U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there’s “pretty much” nothing left to do but figure out the time and place for the announcement.

U.S. First lady Jill Biden, left, greets students while on a visit to the University of Science and Technology in Windhoek, Namibia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Biden told the young people that the democracy their parents and grandparents fought for is now theirs to defend and protect. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)

Although Biden has long said that it’s his intention to seek reelection, he has yet to make it official, and he’s struggled to dispel questions about whether he’s too old to continue serving as president. Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term.

U.S. First lady Jill Biden, right, greets students while on a visit to the University of Science and Technology in Windhoek, Namibia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Biden told the young people that the democracy their parents and grandparents fought for is now theirs to defend and protect. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)

“He says he’s not done,” the first lady said in Nairobi, the second and final stop of her five-day trip to Africa. “He’s not finished what he’s started. And that’s what’s important.”

She added: “How many times does he have to say it for you to believe it?”

First Lady of the United States Jill Biden speaks as she meets Kenya women leaders at the USA ambassadors nairobi residence, in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Biden aides have said an announcement is likely to come in April, after the first fundraising quarter ends, which is around the time that President Barack Obama officially launched his reelection campaign.

First Lady of the United States Jill Biden arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, for three-day visit to the country, Friday, Feb.24, 2023. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga).

The first lady has long been described as a key figure in Biden’s orbit as he plans his future.

“Because I’m his wife,” she laughed.

First Lady of the United States Jill Biden, arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Feb.24, 2023 for a three-day visit to the country (AP Photo/Brian Inganga).

But she brushed off the question about whether she has the deciding vote on whether the president runs for reelection.

“Of course he’ll listen to me, because we’re a married couple,” she said. But, she added later, “he makes up his own mind, believe me.”

U.S. First lady Jill Biden, right, greets students while on a visit to the University of Science and Technology in Windhoek, Namibia Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Biden told the young people that the democracy their parents and grandparents fought for is now theirs to defend and protect. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)

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