{"id":2023625,"date":"2023-09-06T16:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-pressed-on-whether-she-is-ready-to-become-president-if-necessary\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T16:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:11:03","slug":"harris-pressed-on-whether-she-is-ready-to-become-president-if-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-pressed-on-whether-she-is-ready-to-become-president-if-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris questioned about readiness to assume presidency &#8216;if needed&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fharris-pressed-on-whether-she-is-ready-to-become-president-if-necessary%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=2023625&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--><h2>Vice President\u2064 Kamala Harris\u200b Ready to Assume Presidency if\u200d Necessary<\/h2>\n<p>Vice \u200cPresident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kamala-harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> insisted she is ready to take over as president \u2062if President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> \u2063is unable to perform his duties amid concerns about his age and health.<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press reporter Chris Megerian asked Harris about \u200bthat prospect \u2063on Wednesday\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-QPsx2kUtx4\">during an interview<\/a> in Jakarta, Indonesia, where\u2063 the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California's 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter's seat.\">vice \u200cpresident<\/a> is attending a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kamala-harris-indonesia-summit-34ad8477fc9b0afb1f17adf807dda475\">summit<\/a> with\u2064 the\u2062 leaders of Southeast Asian countries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KAMALA HARRIS: &#8220;Let us \u2064also \u2063understand that \u200bevery vice president \u2014 every vice \u200bpresident \u200c\u2014\u2062 understands that when they take the oath, \u2062they must be very clear about the responsibility\u2063 they may have to take over the\u200b job of being president.&#8221; \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JYCOUuP6oR\">pic.twitter.com\/JYCOUuP6oR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1699393299243552874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September \u20636, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Confidence in\u200c Harris&#8217; Preparedness<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cQuestions\u200c about the president\u2019s age often go hand-in-hand with \u200bquestions about how you would step in \u200dthe role if necessary,\u201d Megerian said. \u201cDo you feel prepared for that possibility? Has serving as vice president prepared \u2062you for that job?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris \u200dresponded with a \u201cyes\u201d \u200band expounded on the answer when Megerian pressed her to describe the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, first of all, I\u2019m answering your hypothetical. But Joe \u2063Biden is going to be fine.\u200c So that is not\u2062 going to come to fruition,\u201d she \u2062said. \u201cBut let us also understand\u2062 that every vice president \u2014 every vice president \u2014\u2064 understands that when they\u2064 take the oath, that they must\u200d be\u2062 very \u200cclear\u2064 about \u2062the responsibility they may \u200chave to take over \u200dthe job of being\u200d president. I am no different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-makes-reelection-bid-official-at-age-80\">is\u2062 running<\/a> a re-election campaign for another\u2062 four years in the White\u2064 House with Harris as\u2063 his running mate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kamala-harris-polls-worse-than-any-vice-president-since-1995\">despite her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-pressed-on-whether-she-is-ready-to-become-president-if-necessary\/\" title=\"Harris questioned about readiness to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kamala-is-very-clear-about-responsibility-to-take-over-as-president-if-necessary\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Kamala Emphasizes Duty to Assume Presidency if Needed\">assume presidency<\/a> &#8216;if needed'&#8221;>low approval\u2064 numbers<\/a><\/a>. Already the oldest person to be president, Biden would be 86 at the end \u200cof a \u2064second term. His tendency to lose his train of thought \u2064while speaking and moments caught on camera where he \u200bhas tripped or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-falls-while-standing-partially-on-ground-after-stopping-bicycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fallen over<\/a> have spurred\u200c concerns about\u200c his ability \u2064to \u200blead effectively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/another-poll-shows-grim-numbers-for-biden-on-age-question\">Multiple polls<\/a> show a majority of voters, including among Democrats, are worried that Biden is too old for another term. Some have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-families-plan-would-put-21-million-more-people-on-welfare-analysts\/\" title=\"American Families Plan Would Put 21 Million More People On Welfare: Analysts\">expressed similar concern<\/a>, though to a lesser degree, toward 77-year-old former President Donald \u200dTrump, <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-primary-r\/2024\/national\/\">who \u200bis currently the GOP frontrunner<\/a> \u200din the 2024 contest.<\/p>\n<p>Megerian asked Harris if\u2063 she believes Biden will \u200bbe \u2064able to serve as\u200c president until he is 86 and whether she has seen any changes\u2062 in\u2062 him in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1693504018745000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1RMMjCvCBOBYdpkw5O_njE\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, let me say: Our president has been \u2064an extraordinary leader who has accomplished things that previous presidents hoped \u2062and dreamed and \u2062promised they would\u2063 do and did not achieve,\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kamala Harris says Biden has an \u201cability\u200c to understand issues and weave\u2062 through complex issues in a \u2063way that no one\u200c else can\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yoS3zuKqjA\">pic.twitter.com\/yoS3zuKqjA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1699410537715503474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo yes,\u200b I see him every day\u2063 \u2014 a substantial amount of time we spend together is in the Oval \u200cOffice where I see how his ability to understand\u200d issues and weave through complex\u2064 issues in \u200da way that no one else can to\u2064 make smart and important decisions on behalf\u200b of the \u200dAmerican people have played out,\u201d she\u2062 added. \u201cAnd so, I will say \u200cto you that I think the American people ultimately want to know \u200dthat their president\u200b delivers,\u200c and Joe \u2062Biden delivers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris assured she&#8217;s prepared to assume the presidency if President Joe Biden is unable to fulfill his duties due to age and health concerns. In an interview in Jakarta, Indonesia, AP reporter Chris Megerian questioned Harris about this possibility while she attends a diplomatic event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2023627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2023625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}