President Kamala Harris? The embattled vice president with just a 28% approval rating is now ‘downright a problem’ in the 2024 race after Biden’s blunders and blunders sparked talk of the 25th Amendment
Americans are weighing a future under President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden made a series of public speaking mistakes, fueling talk of invoking the 25th Amendment.
The president alarmed both Democrats and Republicans after a messy press conference Thursday, in which he insisted that “my memory is fine” even as he incorrectly referred to the president of Egypt as the president of Mexico.
“I think Vice President Harris has become a real issue in the election today. She was already on her way, and now it’s even more important,” CNN commentator Scott Pressler said on air Thursday evening.
The 25th Amendment, which outlines presidential succession, gives the vice president and the Cabinet the power to remove the commander in chief from office through a majority vote if it is determined that he or she is no longer fit for office.
It has never been invoked in American history.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks alongside President Joe Biden at their campaign headquarters in Delaware
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Biden for President 2024 campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on February 3, 2024.
Others shared similar concerns online.
“This is exactly why the 25th Amendment exists,” Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.) wrote about X. “But even Democrats know that the only thing worse than a Biden presidency is a Kamala Harris presidency.”
“The only thing stopping them from invoking the 25th Amendment is Kamala Harris,” former Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wrote on X.
As the campaign draws closer, Biden and his team have made more public efforts to show support for his vice president, despite keeping his distance in the first three years of his presidency.
“Let me say that we are very fortunate to have a real leader, a real friend and a historic Vice President, Kamala Harris,” Biden said Tuesday at a reception recognizing Black History Month.
“I didn’t just ask her to come with me; I love her,” he continued, chuckling as he squeezed her hand. “It’s a good relationship.”
In the past, Biden’s team has quietly expressed reservations about Harris, but they know they can’t replace her without angering a significant portion of his base.
On Thursday morning, Biden’s social media team made a rare post on
Harris’ approval ratings continue to decline as a January NBC poll found that 53% of voters view her negatively. Only 28 percent of voters rate her positively.
Journalist Victoria Brownworth tried to reassure American voters on X and urged them to embrace Harris.
“The answer to every ‘Biden is old!’ The statement should be, “Yes, but not Kamala Harris.” People forget that every presidency is a team effort. Yes, the POTUS makes the final decisions, but the Constitution provided for a VP and a cabinet because the job is too big for one person,” she wrote on X.
“Congratulations to Kamala Harris, or I should say Madam President,” Dave Rubin of the Rubin Report wrote about X.
Conservative figures expressed concern as videos of Biden’s disastrous press conference spread across social media platforms.
‘America’s worst nightmare: Kamala Harris becomes president!’ wrote Fox News contributor Leo Terrell.
Others joked that Harris was secretly sabotaging Biden.
“Sources tell me Kamala Harris has a big smile on her face,” former White House press secretary to former President Donald Trump Sean Spicer wrote on X.
“Kamala Harris in the sunroom with the wrench,” Daily Wire host Ben Shapiro wrote on X.
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reiterated that Biden would not be the Democratic candidate in the November presidential election.
“I said it last year and I’ll say it again: Biden will not be the Democratic nominee. Now it’s starting to become clearer,” he wrote on X.