President Joe Biden, 80, appeared confident that he’ll win the upcoming 2024 election this week when he met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan, 69, in Vilnius, Lithuania.
“We look forward to meeting with you the next five years,” said Biden as he wound down a talk with Erdoğan. Both were in Lithuania for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit.
He started off the meeting praising Turkey for an agreement it reached with Sweden this week regarding the Scandinavian country joining NATO.
“I want to thank you for your diplomacy and your courage to take that on,” said Biden.
Erdoğan also thanked Biden for congratulating him on his recent win of Turkey’s election. According to CNN, the win extended his rule into a third decade. It seemed that he also supports Biden being in office for another term.
“Within the framework of our strategic mechanism, I think it’s high time for the heads of states to get together for further consultations. That’s why I believe today’s meeting with you within the margin of the NATO Summit is the first step forward,” said the Turkish leader. “Our meetings prior to this were mere warmups, but now we are initiating a new process. This new process is a process of five years.”
He also added that “with the forthcoming elections, I would like to take this opportunity to also wish you the best of luck.”
Biden, who former served two terms as vice president under President Barack Obama, announced that he would run for a second term. Marianne Williamson, 71, also announced she would run as a Democrat, as well as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 69, However, a FiveThirtyEight report from earlier this month indicated neither was a serious challenger.
Polling indicates that Biden could have a rematch against his 2020 opponent, former President Donald Trump, 77, who remains at the lead of the GOP pack. As of this week, Biden’s approval rating was trending higher than Trump’s favorability rating. Additionally, Morning Consult poll results released this week found that Biden was trailing ahead of both Trump and the second place GOP candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 44.
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