Kamala Harris’ former communications director has made an unlikely proposal to resign to allow Joe Biden to become the first female president after his loss to Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election.
Jamal Simmons shared his thoughts Sunday during a panel appearance on CNN’s State of the Union News program when asked what President Trump’s top priorities are for the United States before he takes office for a second time in January. Ta.
There is no indication that Biden has considered it, but Simmons said it is “possible that he could resign within the next 30 days and (briefly) make Kamala Harris president of the United States.”
Simmons said the move would not only spare Harris from having to certify her defeat against Trump in the U.S. Senate as part of her role as vice president, but also allow her to “make news at a time when Democrats need to learn.” It will be a monopoly,” he said. ‘ and attracted the attention of the public.
“Joe Biden has been a phenomenal president,” Simmons said. “He has kept many of the promises he made.
“He has one promise left to fulfill, and that is to be a transitional figure.”
State of the Union host Dana Bash hinted at how the idea had previously been discussed among social media users disillusioned with voters returning Trump to the White House. answered. “This has now jumped from an internet meme to a Sunday morning show,” Bash said.
Harris rose to the top of the Democratic Party in July after Biden withdrew his bid for re-election following his disastrous debate loss to Trump in June. Mr. Biden has endorsed Ms. Harris, who will face Republican leaders in the Nov. 5 election.
But relations between the two sides became strained as Simmons sought to distance himself from Biden’s record, making it difficult for Simmons’ vision of Biden leaving office in the final stages of his presidency to become a reality.
Relations between Ms. Harris and Mr. Biden reached a nadir in the final stages of the campaign, as Ms. Harris’ team sought to capitalize on a comedian who insulted Puerto Rico as a “floating island of trash” at a pro-Trump rally in New York City. They felt their efforts were undermined as soon Biden appeared and appeared to call Trump supporters “trash,” giving Republicans an opportunity to express their aggression to the press. .
Mr. Biden’s subsequent explanation that he intended to specifically single out comedians for President Trump’s “demonization of Latinos by his supporters” rang hollow.
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Harris ultimately lost to Trump in all key battlegrounds, losing both the electoral college and the popular vote, becoming the first Democratic presidential candidate to lose to the latter since 2004.
Harris’ senior campaign adviser, David Plouffe, quickly wrote on social media platform . Mr. Plouffe’s post, which guided Barack Obama’s successful bid for president in 2008, was widely interpreted as criticizing Biden, who backed out long after he was first pressured by critics. .
Plouffe has since deleted his X account. And a source on the president’s team reportedly told Fox News that Plouffe was a “holy ass” and that Biden managed to defeat Trump in 2020 without his help. Ta.
Simmons served as Harris’ communications director for approximately one year starting in January 2022. The political operative is the co-host of the podcast TrailBlaze.
