Joe Biden is likely breathing a sigh of relief right about now…
On Wednesday, Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (W.V.) revealed he would be running for president in 2024.
‘i'm not running for President of the United States,” Manchin told MetroNews during a radio interview broadcast from the State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia.
However, the two-term senator and former governor refused to say if he has decided to seek another term in the Senate as Republicans eye his seat as a top target to flip in 2024.
West Virginia Attorney General and failed 2018 Senate hopeful Patrick Morrisey has already been named a likely challenger to seek Manchin's seat.
While speaking to The Hill, Morrisey said Manchin lost significant political capital when he voted in favor of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which included major components of President Biden's agenda.
In November, Rep. Alex Mooney, R- W.Va., announced that he will run for Senate in 2024 in a bid to unseat Sen. Joe Manchin.
The moderate Democrat Senator has been a thorn in the Biden administration's side over the past two years and has refused to endorse Biden for a second term.
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