‘I don’t think this scandal alone will prevent President Biden from pursuing a second term,’ one strategist said
As President Joe Biden is rumored to soon announce a 2024 bid for re-election, the developing investigation into several batches of classified documents found in his possession could cause turmoil for a potential campaign.
Last week, news broke of three sets of classified documents found at the Penn Biden Center and in two separate locations at the president’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. On Saturday, White House Special Counsel Richard Sauber revealed that five additional pages of classified materials were found at Biden’s home on Thursday when attorneys with security clearances went to the location.
Though many Democratic and Republican strategists believe the classified documents scandal won’t play a major role in Biden’s 2024 aspirations, some political insiders told Fox News Digital that it’s still not an ideal situation for a president seeking re-election — particularly as it opens Biden up to GOP attacks.
“It’s never good when there’s a special prosecutor appointed. It’s definitely not a place I’d want to be in as we try to put the pieces together of a re-election campaign,” said a Democratic strategist and veteran of presidential campaigns, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely.
Kevin Walling, a Democratic strategist, said he does not think the documents will affect Biden’s decision to run for re-election.
“I think the president from what I’ve seen and heard has made up his mind to run, and clearly he knew that this was likely to be an issue when the documents were turned over last fall, he was down with his family in the Caribbean. And all indications are that he’s running for office, and that he plans to run hard and win,” Walling said. “So I don’t think this is going to actually affect his thinking on 2024 whatsoever.”
On Fox News’ “Outnumbered” Friday, conservative commentator Tomi Lahren speculated that the Democratic Party might use the situation to separate themselves from Biden and recruit a new Democrat nominee for the 2024 election.
Brad Woodhouse, a Democratic strategist, told Fox News Digital the “misplaced” classified documents would be an issue in 2024.

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