Joe Biden becomes Democrat Party's presidential nominee setting up likely Trump rematch
12 March 2024, 23:53 | Updated: 13 March 2024, 00:42
President Joe Biden has become the Democrat Party's official presidential nominee, setting up a likely rematch with Donald Trump.
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Mr Biden won enough delegates to win the 2024 Democratic nomination after clinching the party's presidential primary in Georgia.
The victory simply confirmed what was already assumed - that Mr Biden would once again run for the White House.
It also means a re-run of the 2020 election is expected to happen, with Mr Trump all but confirmed to be the Republican nominee.
It would be the first time two presidents go head-to-head since 1956.
Speaking ahead of Mr Biden's anticipated victory, Mr Trump said: "I assume he's going to be the candidate.
"I'm his only opponent other than life, life itself."
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It comes just days after Biden warned that "democracy is at risk" and said that the US was undergoing an "unprecedented moment" in its history, as he delivered his State of the Union address.
"Freedom and democracy are under attack, both at home and overseas, at the very same time" the US president told Congress on Thursday.
In a wide-ranging speech lasting roughly an hour, Mr Biden hit out at Mr Trump, criticising him for his foreign policy positions, his role in the January 6 Capitol attacks and the state of the country after Covid.
The State of the Union is an annual speech given by the president to Congress, in which they set out their agenda for the year.
