{"id":1031628,"date":"2021-11-19T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1031628"},"modified":"2021-11-19T10:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:30:05","slug":"kamala-harris-to-take-power-as-biden-undergoes-colonoscopy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-to-take-power-as-biden-undergoes-colonoscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris To Take Power As Biden Undergoes Colonoscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-to-take-power-as-biden-undergoes-colonoscopy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1031628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As President Joe Biden undergoes a colonoscopy as part of a physical exam, presidential powers will temporarily shift over to Vice President Kamala Harris, as Biden will be under anaesthesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs was the case when President George W. Bush had the same procedure in 2002 and 2007, and following the process set out in the Constitution, President Biden will transfer power to the Vice President for the brief period of time when he is under anaesthesia,\u201d White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/582331-biden-to-transfer-power-to-harris-while-he-gets-colonoscopy\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe Vice President will work from her office in the West Wing during this time.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 78-year-old president will have the physical exam on Friday ahead of his birthday on Saturday. Biden is the oldest president in American history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As Psaki mentioned, a similar process took place <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/16787681\/biden-colonoscopy-birthday-kamala-harris\/\">during<\/a> the George W. Bush administration when Vice President Dick Cheney held presidential power during Bush\u2019s colonoscopy procedures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to some reports, the temporary transfer of power did not happen during the Trump administration when former President Trump underwent a colonoscopy; he reportedly maintained presidential powers as he did not undergo anaesthesia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2019, the Trump White House handled the same procedure very differently, according to former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham,\u201d Business Insider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/biden-colonoscopy-transfer-of-power-vice-president-harris-trump-walterreed-2021-11\">reported<\/a>,&nbsp; \u201cIn her recent memoir, Grisham wrote that when Trump had to go in for a colonoscopy, he kept it secret from the public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-walter-reed-visit-colonoscopy-butt-of-joke-book-grisham-2021-9\">&nbsp;and reportedly refused anesthesia<\/a> so he wouldn\u2019t have to transfer power to former Vice President Mike Pence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2019 brief assumption of presidential power will come as reports have circulated that her team has become frustrated with her role in the Biden administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some have even mentioned the possibility of her being appointed to a Supreme Court seat, though these rumours have yet to be confirmed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-kamala-harris-aide-resigns-as-veeps-polling-tanks-rumors-swirl\">reported<\/a> on Thursday, \u201cThe communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris has handed in her resignation as the VP takes a nosedive in approval polling and rumors swirl about an apparent rift with President Joe Biden.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In one recent poll she sat at a mere 28% approval rating.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As President Joe Biden undergoes a colonoscopy as part of a physical exam, presidential powers will temporarily shift over to Vice President Kamala Harris, as Biden will be under anaesthesia.\u201cAs was the case when President George W. Bush had the same procedure in 2002 and 2007, and following the process set out in the Constitution, President Biden will transfer power to the Vice President for the brief period of time when he is under anaesthesia,\u201d White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. \u201cThe Vice President will work from her office in the West Wing during this time.\u201d\u00a0The 78-year-old president will have the physical exam on Friday ahead of his birthday on Saturday. Biden is the oldest president in American history.\u00a0As Psaki mentioned, a similar process took place during the George W. Bush administration when Vice President Dick Cheney held presidential power during Bush\u2019s colonoscopy procedures.\u00a0According to some reports, the temporary transfer of power did not happen during the Trump administration when former President Trump underwent a colonoscopy; he reportedly maintained presidential powers as he did not undergo anaesthesia.\u00a0\u201cIn 2019, the Trump White House handled the same procedure very differently, according to former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham,\u201d Business Insider reported,\u00a0 \u201cIn her recent memoir, Grisham wrote that when Trump had to go in for a colonoscopy, he kept it secret from the public \u00a0and reportedly refused anesthesia so he wouldn\u2019t have to transfer power to former Vice President Mike Pence.\u201dHarris\u2019 brief assumption of presidential power will come as reports have circulated that her team has become frustrated with her role in the Biden administration.\u00a0Some have even mentioned the possibility of her being appointed to a Supreme Court seat, though these rumours have yet to be confirmed.\u00a0The Daily Wire reported on Thursday, \u201cThe communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris has handed in her resignation as the VP takes a nosedive in approval polling and rumors swirl about an apparent rift with President Joe Biden.\u201d\u00a0In one recent poll she sat at a mere 28% approval rating.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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