Former Vice President Joe Biden has told a Senate Democrat from Delaware that he has all but decided to run for president against Donald Trump in 2020.
“He’s told me that he is all but certain he is going to run,” Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said on CNN. “He hasn’t made that last decision, but as you heard in his remarks to the firefighters convention yesterday, he’s feeling very optimistic about the prospects and is preparing for a run, but has not made that final decision. I expect that soon.”
“I’m actually confident he’s going to run for president,” he said. “He’s 95 percent there, and everything that needs to be in place for him to have a strong and successful launch is being put together.”
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JUST IN: Sen. @ChrisCoons says he is “confident” former VP Joe Biden will run for President.
“He’s told me that he is all but certain he’s going to run,” Sen. Coons tells @johnberman. https://t.co/IOcEZYAUYc pic.twitter.com/7OADANilRw
— New Day (@NewDay) March 13, 2019
Biden has dragged out his decision to run for president for several months. Almost a year ago, he said he would decide by the end of 2018.
On Tuesday, he told the International Association of Fire Fighters to save their energy for “a little longer, I may need it in a few weeks.”
