He’s running

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🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The oldest president in the history of the United States wants a second term. Vox’s Andrew Prokop and Dylan Matthews explain why Joe Biden doesn’t have any competition. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Siona Peterous, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Matt Collette and Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	That's why I'm running for re-election.
0:02.0	He's running again.
0:04.0	When I ran for president four years ago,
0:06.0	I said we're in a battle for the soul of America.
0:09.0	And we still are.
0:10.0	He dropped a heavily produced video today to prove it.
0:13.0	The question we're facing is whether in the years ahead,
0:16.0	we have more freedom or less freedom.
0:18.0	More rights are fewer.
0:20.0	I know what I want the answer to be, and I think you do too.
0:23.0	This is not a time to be complacent.
0:26.0	But he's already the oldest president in the history of the United States.
0:34.0	And if he wins, he'll be 86 years old by the end of his second term.
0:40.0	Most Americans do not want Joe Biden to run for office again,
0:45.0	but he's doing it anyway.
0:47.0	Coming up on today explained why he doesn't have any real competition
0:51.0	from his fellow Democrats.
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