Biden Announces Re-election Bid, Defying Trump and History

President Biden is already the oldest president in American history and, if he were to win again, he would be 86 at the end of a second term. While the president once pitched himself as “a bridge” to a new generation of Democratic leaders, he has decided that he is not ready to turn the torch over yet. WASHINGTON — President Biden formally announced on Tuesday that he would seek a second term, arguing that American democracy still faces a profound threat from former President Donald J. Trump as he...