Former United states vice President Joe Biden has joined the crowded 2020 Democratic field, declaring his candidacy for president nearly two years after he exited the White House alongside former President Barack Obama.

Biden, a fixture in American politics with a distinguished career that reached into one of the most prestigious political offices in the nation, is jumping into the race for the Democratic nomination after months of speculation.

With near universal name recognition, the former US senator enters as a likely front-runner in some of the early-nominating contests to take on President Donald Trump.

This marks Biden’s third entry into a presidential race after deciding to stay on the sidelines of the 2016 election.

Biden first ran for president in 1988 but dropped out of the race just a few months later after reports of plagiarism arose.

Biden, however has decided to join the U.S presidential race to unseat President Donald Trump.