A top congressional ally said he expects President Joe Biden to seek a second term in 2024, while a prominent progressive Democratic lawmaker stopped short of supporting his re-election.
Chris Coons, a US senator from Biden’s home state of Delaware, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York were responding on Sunday to a New York Times article that cited concern among Democratic Party officials about Biden’s leadership, age and ability to win if former President Donald Trump ran against him.
Ocasio-Cortez said Biden “has been doing a very good job so far,” but stopped short of supporting his re-election. The immediate focus should be this year’s midterm elections in November, she said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
