Biden 2024 announcement inches closer as top donors descend on DC
Cami Mondeaux
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Joe Biden reportedly could announce his reelection bid as soon as next week, as the president is set to meet with several of the party’s top donors in Washington, D.C., this weekend.
Biden’s team has invited about 50 to 100 of the party’s top fundraisers to an event on Friday night as a way to rally support before he launches his campaign, sources told the Washington Post. Biden’s team is hoping to use the event to tee up his presidential announcement, which could come as soon as Tuesday to coincide with the anniversary of Biden’s 2020 campaign launch date.
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However, some aides have warned the announcement process could drag out and be pushed later into the spring or even early summer.
The details of the donor summit are not yet clear, but it’s likely Biden will host a dinner for fundraisers on Friday night before hosting a briefing on Saturday, the sources said. Officials working with the Democratic National Committee invited several attendees over the phone, including high-profile Democrats such as Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) and Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL).
Biden has hinted at his reelection plans over the last several months, repeatedly saying he plans to run for a second term while keeping tight-lipped about the details. Should he choose to run, he’d face at least two challengers: Marianne Williamson, who announced her candidacy in early March, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who held his first campaign event on Wednesday.
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“I’ve already made that calculus,” Biden told reporters last week in Ireland. “We’ll announce it relatively soon. But the trip here just reinforced my sense of optimism about what can be done.”
The White House and the Democratic National Committee did not respond to requests for comment from the Washington Examiner.