Biden should resign to make Harris first woman US President, says former aide

A former aide of Kamala Harris set the cat among the pigeons after suggesting that Joe Biden should resign and make his deputy the first woman President of the United States till Donald Trump takes charge on January 20, 2025. Jamal Simmons, Harris's former communications director, argued that the move would turn the tables on Trump, who defied projections to win his second term as US President.

"Joe Biden has been a phenomenal president, he's lived up to so many of the promises that he's made. There is one promise left that he can fulfil: being a transitional figure," Simmons said at a show on CNN.

Simmons, who was part of Harris's team from 2022 until 2023, said the move would absolve the Vice President from having to oversee the January 6 transition of her own defeat.

"He (Biden) could resign the presidency in the next 30 days, make Kamala Harris the President of the United States. He could absolve her from having to oversee the transition of her own defeat," Simmons further said.

Even though Trump has won the election, it will not be until January 20, 2025, that he will take charge as the President. The US Constitution provides a four-month transition time between the election and the inauguration of the next president.

Interestingly, Kamala Harris will have a bitter pill to swallow as she would have to certify Trump's victory in the election on January 6. It is a rare occasion in which a vice president, who ran as a presidential candidate, will have to preside over the confirmation of their rival's win.

Simmons said the move would be a moment for the Democrats to change the perspective of how the party operates.

"And it would make sure, it would dominate the news, at a point where Democrats have to learn drama and transparency and do things the public wants to see," he further said.