Former Vice President Joe Biden Officially Announces Bid for Presidency

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in front of a Stop & Shop in support of union workers on April 18, 2019 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Former Vice President Joe Biden on April 25 officially announced he will be running for president, launching his third bid for the Oval Office in a video on social media.

Biden, 76, starts out of the gate as the frontrunner of the now 20-strong Democratic field, according to polls.