Biden: ‘I Believe I Can Beat Donald Trump Again’ in 2024

President Joe Biden believes he has what it takes to defeat his predecessor Donald Trump in a rematch in 2024.

Biden made the comment during a wide-ranging interview with CNN on Oct. 11, and added that he won’t decide on whether to run for reelection until after the November midterm elections.

“Is one of the calculations that you think you’re the only one who can beat Donald Trump?” CNN host Jake Tapper asked the president.

“I believe I can beat Donald Trump again,” Biden responded.

Despite Biden’s optimism about a potential rematch, the president’s approval rating has remained low. According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, 55 percent of Americans disapprove of Biden’s job performance, while 40 percent approve.

The poll also showed that 31 percent of Americans—including 21 percent of Democrats and 38 percent of Republicans—saw the U.S. economy as the most concerning problem facing the country.

Two recent polls pitting Biden against Trump in a hypothetical 2024 matchup showed the former president would come up on top. According to a survey from Emerson College Polling and The Hill released on Oct. 11, Trump garnered 45 percent support from Georgia voters, edging out Biden by two percentage points in 2024.

In Iowa, Trump boasted a bigger lead in a potential 2024 showdown, picking up 47 percent of support compared to Biden’s 39 percent, according to a survey from Emerson College Polling released on Oct. 7.

This is not the first time that Biden indicated that he would like to run against Trump again. In March, he told reporters at a NATO summit that he would be “very fortunate” to be in such a rematch in 2024.

During the CNN interview, Biden was also asked how some Democratic voters want a new nominee for 2024 because they consider the president too