Americans can expect to wait months, possibly as far out as next year, for President Joe Biden to begin his re-election campaign in earnest, according to a new report.

NBC News’s Peter Alexander, who recently conducted a rare interview with Biden, reported on Sunday hearing from sources close to the president who anticipate he will follow “the Obama model.”

Former President Barack Obama, under whom Biden served as vice president, announced his re-election campaign in April 2011 but did not officially begin holding events until May 2012 before he won a second term.

“Obama went 13 months after the announcement to start campaigning,” Alexander said during an appearance on “Meet the Press.” Biden, he added, “could make an announcement in April and wait until next year to get on the trail.”

Biden says he intends to run for re-election, but has yet to make it official. More than two years into his presidency, Biden faces an average disapproval rating above 50% and questions about his mental acuity