Biden Says Fate, Health and Trump Will Guide If He Runs in 2024

White House has tried to squelch talk of a possible successor
Biden says ‘you’re trying to tempt me’ on possible Trump run

U.S. President Joe Biden.
Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg

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By Josh Wingrove

December 23, 2021 at 1:48 AM UTC

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President Joe Biden left the door open to ending his presidency after just one term, saying it’s up to “fate” but that he’d run again if he remains in good health and would be even more likely to do so if Donald Trump is his opponent.

Speaking to ABC’s “World News Tonight” in an interview broadcast Wednesday, Biden said he plans to seek re-election, before adding caveats.