U.S. media: Biden "arrogant" claims that if he fights Trump again in 2024, he will be "very lucky"
[Global Web Report] According to CNN, CNBC and other media reports, at a press conference held after the NATO summit on Thursday (24th) local time, the President of the United States When Biden talked about the possibility of former President Trump fighting in the 2024 U.S. election, he said he would be "very lucky" if he still ran against Trump.
CNBC said Biden's "arrogant" remarks came as he faced low approval ratings.
According to CNN, at a press conference held on the 24th, Biden was asked if he was worried about whether the U.S. foreign policy could remain stable if the next U.S. president was elected by someone else. He said that he would not consider it. 2024.
"I'm not going to criticize anyone who raises this question. But I'll be very lucky if the same person runs against me in the next election," Biden told reporters.
CNN said that Biden refers to former US President Trump. Although Trump has not officially announced his participation in the election, he is still the most popular figure in the Republican Party and has repeatedly publicly hinted that he will seek the White House again. .
The report said that Biden also said that the next election is still far away, and his focus is currently on the upcoming midterm elections in November this year.
"So, we have a long way to go in the general election, a long way to go. The center of my (running) in any election is to make sure that we can continue to control the House and Senate so that I have room to continue to do The things I can do, like develop the economy, handle U.S. foreign policy in a rational way..." Biden said.
CNBC reported that Biden's "arrogant" remarks came at a time when the Democratic president was facing low approval ratings.
According to the latest poll results of Reuters and polling agency Ipsos Group on the 21st of this month, the domestic support rate of US President Biden has fallen to 40%, and economic and geopolitical issues are the two major concerns of the public.
In this regard, the Associated Press analyzed that inflation is also the biggest risk facing the U.S. economy and poses a serious threat to Democrats preparing for the November midterm elections.
In addition, Biden is currently mired in foreign policy challenges due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which may "interfere" with the election.
CNN said that another background for Biden's remarks is that Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine. Many Western allies of the United States believe that if Trump returns, it means "America First" policy, that is, "anti-NATO" The resurgence of policy has unsettled many U.S. European allies who have doubts about European security.
The report also said that if Biden runs for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, he will be 81 by then.
At present, Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history.