Vice President Kamala Harris‘ former communications director floated a wild plan to make her the first female commander-in-chief — all President Biden has to do is resign.
Jamal Simmons, who served was part of Harris’ team from 2022 until 2023, urged Biden to step aside so that Harris could make history — even despite her massive defeat to President-elect Donald Trump.
“Joe Biden has been amazing but he should fulfill one last promise — to be transitional. Biden should resign and make Kamala Harris the first woman president,” Simmons posted on X.
“It’d turn [the] tables on Trump, keep Kamala from presiding over Jan. 6 make it easier for next woman to run.”
The former spox-turned-CNN commentator made a similar plea on air Sunday, prompting laughter from his conservative colleague Scott Jennings.
“It would dominate the news at a point where Democrats have to learn drama and transparency and doing things that the public wanna see is the time,” Simmons said on the air.
“This is the moment for us to change the entire perspective of how Democrats operate.”
Biden, 81, had already helped Harris, 60, make history when he tapped her to be the first female vice president. She is also the first black female and Asian American vice president in US history.
Moreover, the president stepped aside as the presumptive Democratic nominee on July 21 and paved the way for Harris to become the second woman to lead the party’s presidential ticket.
Harris strenuously avoided talking about the potential barrier-breaking nature of her campaign, largely eschewing mention of the so-called glass ceiling in sharp contrast to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
As the vice president, Harris is tasked with presiding over the congressional proceedings on Jan. 6, 2025, to certify the results of the 2024 election.
Simmons stressed that by stepping down, Biden would ensure that Harris doesn’t have to go through that.
She was hoping to oversee the certification of her own victory but ultimately came short and will have to certify her opponent.
Trump and his campaign had sold hats and other paraphernalia labeling him as 45-47, a nod to him being both the 45th president and 47th president.
If Biden were to step down early, it would scramble that.
Simmons’ remarks come in the midst of Democratic soul-searching about how the party lost to Republicans and Trump last week, despite branding him as a threat to US democracy.
“Dems have better policies but we must realize the old rules no longer apply. We are not playing table tennis. We are in a mixed martial arts fight and Americans respond to drama and excitement. We should use that to make our arguments for a better path forward,” he wrote in another X post.
