Former US VP Joe Biden declares to run for US Presidency in 2020

Former US Vice President Joe Biden has announced that he is entering the 2020 White House race, joining an already crowded list of candidates running on the Democratic Party platform, TOPNAIJA.NG can confirm.

In a tweet accompanied by a three-and-a-half minute video, Biden said he couldn’t stand idly by while US President Donald Trump “fundamentally altered the character of this nation”.

“The core values of this nation… our standing in the world… our very democracy… everything that has made America — America — is at stake,” he wrote in the post.

“That’s why today I’m announcing my candidacy for President of the United States.”

Even before his official announcement, Biden, who served eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president, led most surveys of Democratic voters.

The RealClearPolitics poll aggregate puts him a favourite with 29.3 per cent support, followed by independent Senator Bernie Sanders at 23 per cent.

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.  served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 under the leadership of President Barrack Obama. Biden also represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009.