Biden 2024 campaign announcement ‘as soon as next week’

US President Joe Biden (Susan Walsh/AP)

US President Joe Biden will formally announce his 2024 re-election campaign as soon as next week, according to sources.

Three people briefed on the discussions said they were not aware that a final decision on timing had been made, but that Mr Biden had been eyeing Tuesday April 25, four years to the day since the Democrat entered the 2020 race.