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A former communications director for Kamala Harris has made the unlikely suggestion that Joe Biden resign so she can become the first woman to serve as US president after her defeat to Donald Trump in the 5 November election. Jamal Simmons offered the thought during an appearance as a panelist on Sunday on CNN's State of the Union news show when asked what should be the top priority for the US before Trump begins his second presidency in January. Though there is no indication Biden has considered it, Simmons said he "could resign the presidency in the next 30 days [to briefly] make Kamala Harris the president of the United States".
Simmons said the move would not only spare Harris from having to certify her own defeat to Trump in the US Senate as part of her role as vice-president – but it also "would dominate the news at a point [when] Democrats have to learn" to seize the public's attention. "Joe Biden's been a phenomenal president," Simmons said. "He's lived up to so many of the promises he's made.
"There's one promise left that he can fulfill: being a transitional figure." Dana Bash, State of the Union's host, replied by alluding to how the idea had previously been discussed among social media users who were disillusioned with how voters had returned Trump to the White House. "This has now jumped from an internet meme to.
.. Ramon Antonio Vargas.
