{"id":2126207,"date":"2023-12-15T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T19:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/succession-2024-harris-sharpens-the-knife\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T14:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T19:43:52","slug":"succession-2024-harris-sharpens-the-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/succession-2024-harris-sharpens-the-knife\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris prepares for Succession 2024"},"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\">10<\/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%2Fsuccession-2024-harris-sharpens-the-knife%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=2126207&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Watch your back, Joe.<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>(Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s happening<\/strong>: President Joe Biden is on notice after his 2024 running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris, hired an anti-Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/kamala-harris-taps-ageist-biden-critic-as-campaign-communications-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gunslinger<\/a> to be her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-holds-indoor-event-at-restaurant-barred-from-offering-indoor-dining\/\" title=\"Newsom Holds Indoor Event at Restaurant Barred From Offering Indoor Dining\">campaign communications director<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The veteran\u2062 aide, Brian Fallon, has \u200ca history of mocking Biden&#8217;s cognitive inadequacies and pressuring octogenarian Democrats to resign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Crucial context<\/strong>: Fallon, a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/fact-check-plagiarist-prez-claudine-gay-has-done-more-damage-to-harvards-reputation-than-anyone-in-the-universitys-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard<\/a> alum who previously worked for Hillary \u200bClinton, Eric Holder, and Chuck Schumer, ridiculed Biden during a Democratic primary debate in 2019. &#8220;Biden trying to complete an answer is a tender moment,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianefallon\/status\/1197338059580280832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>. During an earlier debate, Fallon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianefallon\/status\/1172503108225773568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lamented<\/a> that Biden had gotten a &#8220;pass&#8221; for his incoherent\u2063 answer to a question about slavery.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Fallon criticized Biden for not caring about black people. &#8220;He\u2019s test-driving Ford F-150s. He\u2019s\u200d not going to Selma\u200c to talk about voting rights,&#8221;\u2063 Fallon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilipWegmann\/status\/1734638547615776785?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complained<\/a> to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That same year, Fallon spearheaded the liberal activist campaign to <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/womens-march-breyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pressure<\/a> \u2063 former\u200b Supreme Court justice\u2062 Stephen Breyer to retire\u200d before \u200bdying from \u2062natural causes. Breyer was 82 at the time; Biden is 81 now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters<\/strong>: Compelled\u2062 by her boundless ambition, Harris appears\u2064 to be \u2062laying the groundwork to\u2064 force Biden off the ticket in \u200b2024.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Several days after Fallon&#8217;s hiring was\u2064 announced, independent presidential candidate Cornel\u200c West <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/cornel-west-says-he-thinks-biden-will-drop-out-of-2024-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested<\/a> that Biden would drop out of the race because &#8220;he&#8217;s running\u200c out of gas.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The Democratic Party has no &#8220;Plan B&#8221;\u200d if\u200b Biden \u2062decides not to run again,\u200d Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/democrats-have-no-biden-backup-plan-2024-despite-age-concerns-2023-11-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> last month, which means that Harris would be in prime position to seize the nomination.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone who challenged Harris would\u2064 be immediately denounced as racist for trying to\u200d stop a woman of color from reaching the White House.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Of note<\/strong>: Harris is one of the\u2062 most widely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/06\/26\/kamala-harris-poll-2024-election-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disliked<\/a> \u2063vice presidents in American history. Even her former staffers are <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/kamala-harris-staffer-trauma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrified<\/a> at the thought \u200dof her becoming \u2062president.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom line<\/strong>: Watch your \u200cback, Joe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why does the hiring of Fallon, who has criticized Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities, \u200draise questions\u200c about Vice\u2063 President Harris&#8217;s confidence in her running mate and the initial decision to run\u2063 with\u200b him<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Or the border\u200c,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianefallon\/status\/1373552926654824449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why \u200dit matters<\/strong>: The decision to hire Fallon as her campaign communications \u2064director suggests that Harris may be positioning herself to challenge \u200dBiden in the\u2063 2024 Democratic primary. While it is not uncommon for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-america-agrees-a-vote-for-president-biden-is-a-vote-for-president-harris\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Americans support President Biden and his vice president, Harris\">vice\u2064 presidents<\/a> \u2064to eventually run for \u2062president, such a move \u2062would create significant tension within the \u2062party and potentially\u200c undermine Biden&#8217;s re-election efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Fallon&#8217;s history of \u2062criticizing Biden&#8217;s \u2064cognitive\u200d abilities raises\u200c questions\u2063 about the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gravy-train-keeps-rolling-for-second-stepdaughter-ella-emhoff\/\" title=\"Gravy Train Keeps Rolling for Second Stepdaughter Ella Emhoff\">vice president&#8217;<\/a>s confidence in her running mate. If she believes that Biden is unfit for office, why did \u200cshe agree to\u200d run \u2062with him\u2062 in the first place? This decision could be seen as disloyal and opportunistic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The backlash<\/strong>: Unsurprisingly, the\u200b hiring of \u200cFallon \u200bhas\u2064 drawn \u200ccriticism from both \u2063sides of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives argue that it is proof that Harris is \u2062not a true ally\u2062 of Biden and that she is \u200dactively working to\u200c undermine his administration. They believe that this move is part of her \u200blarger plan to position herself as \u2063the frontrunner for the 2024 Democratic \u200dnomination.<\/p>\n<p>Progressives, on the other \u2062hand, express disappointment with Harris for hiring someone who has \u2064mocked Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities and pressured older Democrats\u2063 to resign.\u200d They argue that\u2064 this goes against the principles of the Democratic \u2062Party, \u2063which advocates for inclusivity and \u2062respect for all members, regardless of age or cognitive \u2063abilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line<\/strong>: The hiring of Brian\u200b Fallon as her campaign communications director sends a clear message &#8211; Kamala Harris is \u200bnot afraid to challenge President\u200b Biden. Whether this is \u2064a strategic move to position herself for the 2024 Democratic \u2064primary or simply a lack \u2062of\u2064 loyalty to her running mate remains \u2064to \u2062be seen. However, one thing \u2062is\u200b certain &#8211; \u200dtensions \u2062are \u2064rising within the Democratic Party, \u200cand it will be \u200dinteresting to see how \u2063this plays out \u2063in \u2064the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch out, Joe. VP Kamala Harris has hired Brian Fallon, a vocal critic of Biden, as her campaign communications director. Fallon has a track record of mocking Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities and pushing older Democrats to step down. 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