Biden leans in on Trump rematch: The Note

"You're trying to tempt me now," Biden told Muir. "Sure. Why would I not run against Donald Trump if he were the nominee? That'll increase the prospect of running."

The TAKE with Rick Klein

For all the tempered optimism President Joe Biden is bringing into the holidays -- around the economy, confronting the omicron variant and reviving his domestic agenda in the new year -- an answer about whether he'll run for reelection might open the widest window into his mindset about the job.

Biden told ABC's David Muir that "yes" he plans to run for reelection, though he hedged to add a qualifier about his own health: "I'm a great respecter of fate," he said.

Asked about a potential rematch against former President Donald Trump, Biden seemed to catch himself before answering -- though not entirely.