The US faces a “frightening” prospect should Joe Biden successfully win a second presidential term, according to political commentator Andrew Pierce.
The 80-year-old incumbent is bidding to maintain his position in 2024, and he would be 86 before the end of a second term.
Pierce believes Biden’s age could pose potential problems for the country, due to the heightened risk of the president “keeling over” before the end of his second term, which would see the vice president take over.
Such a scenario would see Kamala Harris take the reins, a potentially damaging development according to Pierce, who describes her as “the worst vice president in US history”.
Andrew Pierce assesses the risks of a second Joe Biden term
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He told GB News: “Does he have to politically keep Kamala Harris, probably the worst Vice President in American history, because she’s a black woman?
“If he does, that is terrible. If he does keel over, because he’s old, she is then the president of the United States. How terrible is that?
“She can’t do her job. We never see her.”
Biden officially announced his bid for a second term on Tuesday, pledging to “finish the job”.
Joe Biden said he will seek another four years in the White HouseReutersIn a slickly produced video released by his new campaign team, he said: “When I ran for president four years ago, I said we’e in a battle for the soul of America, and we still are.
“This is not the time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for re-election.
“Let’s finish this job. I know we can.”
Biden voiced his opposition to Republican platforms, saying they are a threat to American freedoms, while also vowing to fight efforts to limit women’s healthcare, cut Social Security and ban books.
The president also took aim at “MAGA [Make America Great Again] extremists” as Donald Trump’s momentum continues to ramp up, with the 76-year-old being the early frontrunner in the Republican primary race.
The 80-year-old must overcome concerns about his age in order to win a re-election, with 44 per cent of Democrats saying he is too old to run, according to an Ipsos poll completed on Monday.
Equally, Trump faces similar concerns with 35 per cent of Republicans saying he is too old.
The poll also showed that a majority of registered voters are not keen on either candidate and would prefer neither of them to run again.
While Biden's approval rating is relatively low, his aides are confident he can beat Trump again. The Reuters/Ipsos poll showed him with a lead of 43% to 38% over his Republican rival among registered voters.
In his campaign video, Biden squarely targeted Trump and his allies.
"Around the country, MAGA extremists are lining up to take on those bedrock freedoms, cutting Social Security that you paid for your entire life, while cutting taxes for the very wealthy, dictating what healthcare decisions women can make, banning books, and tell people who they can love, all while making it more difficult for you to be able to vote," Biden said.
Democrats already face a tough election map to hold the Senate in 2024 and is the minority in the House of Representatives now.
