<p>Hours after President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> formally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-makes-reelection-bid-official-at-age-80" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> his re-election campaign, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> scrambled to correct the record on how long he plans to stay in office.</p>
<p>White House press secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> created an air of uncertainty on Tuesday when she answered a reporter&#8217;s question about whether Biden plans to serve the entirety of a second term if he is re-elected in 2024.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just not gonna get ahead of the president. That&#8217;s something for him to decide,&#8221; Jean-Pierre responded.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Politico&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/ccadelago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ccadelago</a>: &quot;Does the president plan to serve all eight years?&quot;</p>
<p>White House Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre: &quot;I&#39;m just not gonna get ahead of the president. That&#39;s something for him to decide.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/NAwcxr9dJj">pic.twitter.com/NAwcxr9dJj</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1650941479760584704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>That answer began to generate buzz as there have already been some concerns, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-prepares-2024-re-election-launch-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">even among Democrats</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-senators-play-defense-after-nyt-editorial-on-bidens-age" target="_blank" rel="noopener">about Biden&#8217;s age and fitness</a> to serve a full eight years in office. Already the oldest person to be president at 80, Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term.</p>
<p>Less than an hour later, Jean-Pierre sought to clean the air in a clarifying tweet that seemed to pin her initial statement on the <a href="https://osc.gov/Services/Pages/HatchAct-Federal.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hatch Act</a>, which prohibits most federal employees from using their jobs to campaign for or against political candidates.</p>
<p>&#8220;As you know, we take following the law seriously,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said. &#8220;So I wanted to be sure that I didn&#8217;t go into 2024 more than is appropriate under the law. But I can confirm that if re-elected, [Biden] would serve all 8 years.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">As you know, we take following the law seriously. So I wanted to be sure that I didn&#39;t go into 2024 more than is appropriate under the law. But I can confirm that if re-elected, <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> would serve all 8 years. <a href="https://t.co/n9OfMV4D1Y">https://t.co/n9OfMV4D1Y</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1650942502151802880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Multiple reporters reacted to the tweet, <a href="https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1650943190084534273" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling</a> it a <a href="https://twitter.com/TocRadio/status/1650942898563588097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;clean up&#8221;</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1650943061738811401" target="_blank" rel="noopener">job</a> and the like.</p>
<p>&#8220;Clarifying a moment that caught reporters by surprise in today&#8217;s daily briefing&#8230;,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1650943603932295184" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O&#8217;Keefe.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, Biden made his re-election campaign official with the release of a video showing that he is sticking with Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours.</p>
<p>That’s why I’m running for reelection as President of the United States. Join us. Let’s finish the job. <a href="https://t.co/V9Mzpw8Sqy">https://t.co/V9Mzpw8Sqy</a> <a href="https://t.co/Y4NXR6B8ly">pic.twitter.com/Y4NXR6B8ly</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1650801827728986112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours,&#8221; Biden said in a tweet. &#8220;That’s why I’m running for reelection as President of the United States. Join us. Let’s finish the job.&#8221;</p>
<p>A mere 26% of Americans and 47% of Democrats want Biden to run again, according to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-poll-2024-white-house-economy-873663f6e3cbca8f2dae2f018c8be9d3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">same poll</a> found 78% of Democrats say they approve of Biden&#8217;s job performance, and 81% said they would at least probably support Biden if he becomes the nominee in the general election.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-reacts-to-tucker-carlson-ouster-dishes-on-rivalry-with-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">On the Republican side</a>, former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> is seeking re-election and is generally leading GOP primary polls by wide margins.</p>

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