President Biden will not make an announcement on whether he will run for re-election in 2024 until after he gives the State of the Union address, according to sources.
Sources say that the timing of the announcement isn’t related to an ongoing investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents.
White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said that the discovery of classified documents wouldn’t impact Biden’s timing on the decision.
“The president is honoring his promise to respect the independence of the Department of Justice and divorce it from politics. You’ve heard from him directly, including after his agenda resulted in the best midterms for a Democratic president in 60 years, that he intends to run,” Bates said.
President Biden departs the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
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