<p>US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he plans to run for re-election in 2024.</p>.<p>Biden, 78, is the oldest person to take office as president in US history and there has been speculation that he would serve only one four-year term.</p>.<p>"My plan is to run for re-election. That's my expectation," Biden told reporters at the White House.</p>.<p>Biden then went on to offer a bit of a hedge. Asked again about the issue, he said: "I've never been able to plan four-and-a-half, three-and-a-half years ahead for certain."</p>.<p>Bide also said he fully expected that Vice President Kamala Harris would remain on the ticket with him.</p>.<p>"She's doing a great job. She's a great partner," he said.</p>.<p>It is unusual to focus on running for re-election so early in a presidential term, but Biden's age and the possibility that his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, may run again, have created early speculation about the 2024 presidential field.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/joe-biden-says-chinas-xi-jinping-doesnt-have-a-democratic-bone-in-his-body-966552.html">Joe Biden says China's Xi Jinping doesn't have a 'democratic bone' in his body</a></strong></p>.<p>Biden had previously described himself as a transition figure. But had he said on Thursday that he did not plan to run again, it could have immediately made him into a kind of political lame duck at the very beginning of his presidency.</p>.<p>Trump took steps to start his own re-election campaign early on in 2017 shortly after taking office.</p>.<p>He has not said whether he plans to run again in 2024, preferring to keep fellow Republicans - some of whom are preparing to run themselves - guessing.</p>.<p>Biden said he had no idea if Trump would be his opponent in the next election.</p>.<p>"Oh come on," he said when asked about that, questioning what the Republican Party would even look like in the coming years.</p>.<p>Trump disputed the results of the November election and skipped Biden's inauguration.</p>
<p>US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he plans to run for re-election in 2024.</p>.<p>Biden, 78, is the oldest person to take office as president in US history and there has been speculation that he would serve only one four-year term.</p>.<p>"My plan is to run for re-election. That's my expectation," Biden told reporters at the White House.</p>.<p>Biden then went on to offer a bit of a hedge. Asked again about the issue, he said: "I've never been able to plan four-and-a-half, three-and-a-half years ahead for certain."</p>.<p>Bide also said he fully expected that Vice President Kamala Harris would remain on the ticket with him.</p>.<p>"She's doing a great job. She's a great partner," he said.</p>.<p>It is unusual to focus on running for re-election so early in a presidential term, but Biden's age and the possibility that his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, may run again, have created early speculation about the 2024 presidential field.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/joe-biden-says-chinas-xi-jinping-doesnt-have-a-democratic-bone-in-his-body-966552.html">Joe Biden says China's Xi Jinping doesn't have a 'democratic bone' in his body</a></strong></p>.<p>Biden had previously described himself as a transition figure. But had he said on Thursday that he did not plan to run again, it could have immediately made him into a kind of political lame duck at the very beginning of his presidency.</p>.<p>Trump took steps to start his own re-election campaign early on in 2017 shortly after taking office.</p>.<p>He has not said whether he plans to run again in 2024, preferring to keep fellow Republicans - some of whom are preparing to run themselves - guessing.</p>.<p>Biden said he had no idea if Trump would be his opponent in the next election.</p>.<p>"Oh come on," he said when asked about that, questioning what the Republican Party would even look like in the coming years.</p>.<p>Trump disputed the results of the November election and skipped Biden's inauguration.</p>