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David Smith in Washington

Biden gears up for Trump rematch with age and approval front and center

Trump and Biden at the second election debate in Nashville in October 2020. There was an air of inevitability around Biden’s announcement.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden at the second election debate in Nashville in October 2020. There was an air of inevitability around Biden’s announcement. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Legend has it that when the artist Benjamin West told King George III that George Washington, the first US president, had decided to resign, the king replied: “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.”

Some urged Joe Biden, the 46th president, to follow suit and, at the age of 80, hand power to a new generation. Who were they kidding? The worst-kept secret in Washington is out: Biden is running for re-election next year.

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