President Joe Biden leaves the Oval Office on Jan. 20, but at least one person thinks thatās plenty of time to squeeze a presidency for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Jamal Simmons, Harrisā former communications director, suggested Biden step down and make way for the first female president to take over,Ā per Mediaite.
Simmons floated the idea Sunday on CNNās āState of the Unionā as a panel discussed Trumpās transition to the presidency.
āJoe Bidenās been a phenomenal president, heās lived up to so many of the promises heās made,ā Simmons said. āThereās one promise left that he could fulfill, being a transitional figure. He could resign the presidency in the next 30 days, make Kamala Harris president of the United States ā ā
To say the panel was surprised by this notion appeared to be an understatement as Scott Jennings, conservative commentator, yelled, āWoah,ā as host Dana Bash exclaimed, āWow!ā
Simmons didnāt stop there.
āIt would absolve her from having to oversee the January 6th transition, right, of her own defeat,ā Simmons added. āAnd it would make sure, it would dominate the news, at a point where Democrats have to learn, drama and transparency and doing things the public want to see ā this is the time, this is the moment for us to change the entire perspective of how Democrats operate.ā
Bash responded by saying, āThis has now jumped from an internet meme to a Sunday morning show.ā
Jennings also quipped, āJamalās out here writing a season of āHouse of Cardsāā referring to the political thriller on Netflix.
When Bash asked Simmons about the possibility of Harris being nominated to the Supreme Court, he reiterated the rhetoric of Harris becoming president before Trump.
āThis is something within Joe Bidenās control. If he did it, it would, again, fulfill his last promise and give Kamala Harris a chance to be the 47th President of the United States of America. It would disrupt all of Donald Trumpās paraphernalia, right? Heād have to rebrand everything. And make it easier for the next woman president not have to hold all that weight of being the first,ā Simmons said, per Fox News.
Simmons also posted his idea on X, formerly Twitter.
āJoe Biden has been amazing but he should fulfill one last promise ā to be transitional. Biden should resign and make Kamala Harris the first woman president,ā he wrote in one post. āItād turn tables on Trump, keep Kamala from presiding over Jan 6 make it easier for next woman to run. #trailblazepodcast.ā
He added a second post.
āDems have better policies but we must realize the old rules no longer apply. We are not playing table tennis,ā Simmons wrote. āWe are in a mixed martial arts fight and Americans respond to drama and excitement. We should use that to make our arguments for a better path forward.ā
