If President Biden wants to make good on his promise to be a “transition figure,” he should resign from the presidency now and let Kamala Harris lead the United States until Donald Trump is sworn in. That is the belief of former communications director Jamal van Harris. Simmons on CNN's State of the Union Sunday.
This move would benefit the party in several ways, he added. “It would relieve her of the obligation to oversee the January 6 transition from her own defeat. And it would cause it to dominate the news, at a point where the Democrats need to learn, do drama and transparency and do things that the public wants to see – this is the moment, this is the moment for us to change the whole perspective of to change the future. how the Democrats operate.”
“Okay, this has now jumped from an internet meme to a Sunday morning show!” Dana Bash exclaimed. “Congratulations!”
The Democrats have better policies, but we have to realize that the old rules no longer apply. We don't play table tennis. We are engaged in a mixed martial arts battle and Americans are responding with drama and excitement. We must use that to formulate our arguments for a better way forward.
— Jamal Simmons (@JamalSimmons) November 10, 2024
Despite that skeptical reception, Simmons reiterated his stance on social media. “Joe Biden has been great, but he has one last promise to make: a transition period. Biden should resign and make Kamala Harris the first female president. It would turn the tables on Trump, prevent Kamala from becoming president on January 6 and make it easier for the next woman to run,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“The Democrats have better policies, but we have to realize that the old rules no longer apply. We don't play table tennis. We are engaged in a mixed martial arts battle and Americans are responding with drama and excitement. We need to use that to make our case for a better way forward.”
Filmmaker and producer Andy Ostry agreed, although he offered a different reason. “I agree 1000% with what @JamalSimmons just said on CNN: that #Biden should resign immediately and let #KamalaHarris become the 47th president. Let's at least allow America to finally have a woman in the Oval Office, even if only for 2 1/2 months…” he wrote on stage.
The suggestion that Biden resign and let Harris become president has bubbled up from social media chatter into mainstream reporting this week. On Saturday, The Guardian published a reader's letter stating: “Joe Biden must resign on his 82nd birthday on November 20, leaving Kamala Harris to become America's first female president until January 20. That would be quite a legacy.”
On Thursday, filmmaker Darryl Wharton-Rigby made a similar request. “Dear Joe Biden,” he wrote on X. “Want to go out as a legend? Resign on December 1 and let Kamala Harris complete the term. She will officially be 47 and the first female president. Go for a completely dark Brandon.
You can watch the clip from “State of the Union” in the video above.
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