{"id":2290121,"date":"2024-07-07T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T14:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-biden-harris-administration-problems-kamala-has-as-a-replacement-for-joe-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T10:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T14:41:41","slug":"three-biden-harris-administration-problems-kamala-has-as-a-replacement-for-joe-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-biden-harris-administration-problems-kamala-has-as-a-replacement-for-joe-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Three \u2018Biden-Harris administration\u2019 problems Kamala has as a replacement for Joe &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fthree-biden-harris-administration-problems-kamala-has-as-a-replacement-for-joe-washington-examiner%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=2290121&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-->He \u2063Washington Examiner<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><br \/><br \/>\r\n<br \/><br \/>\r\n<br \/><br \/>\r\n<hr id=\"line\"><br \/><br \/>\r\n<div><!-- \/159911831\/WashEx_LC_3 --><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1461005818959-0\"><\/div><\/div><br \/><br \/>\r\n<br \/><br \/>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content --><br \/><br \/>\r\n<br \/><br \/>\r\n<hr id=\"line\"><br \/><br \/>\r\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script><br \/><br \/>\r\n<script><br \/><br \/>\r\n<br \/><br \/>\r\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() {<br \/><br \/>\r\n    googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1461005818959-0');<br \/><br \/>\r\n});<br \/><br \/>\r\n<br \/><br \/>\r\n<\/script>    This is\u2063 an advertisement from The Washington Examiner. 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She would likely effectively be running on a continuation of Biden\u2019s tenure.<\/p> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biden\u2019s biggest cheerleader<\/h2> <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vice-President\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a><\/a>, 59, has spent the last several months defending the president\u2019s mental and physical fitness, which is now under question following last month\u2019s presidential debate, in which Biden\u2019s performance raised new questions about his fitness for office due to several moments where he appeared lost and incoherent at times.<\/p> <p>Questions had emerged about Biden\u2019s mental acuity long before the debate despite his performance escalating those concerns, though she has consistently come to the president\u2019s defense. <\/p> <p>After special counsel Robert Hur made references to Biden\u2019s mental acuity in his report about the president\u2019s handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/classified-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>classified documents<\/a>, Harris said, \u201cThe way that the president\u2019s demeanor in that report was characterized could not be more wrong on the facts and clearly politically motivated!\u201d<\/p> <p>She will presumably face questions on her continued support of the president if he ultimately decides he\u2019s not, in fact, capable of carrying out the duties of the presidency.<\/p> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Border breakdown<\/h2> <p>Harris campaigning on her time as vice president is set to be a double-edged sword. Over the last three and a half years, she has taken the lead on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border<\/a> and abortion access, though to varying degrees of success.<\/p> <p>Back in 2021, the White House put her in charge of leading the diplomatic outreach to tackle the\u00a0\u201croot causes\u201d of migration\u00a0in the Northern Triangle countries, though illegal immigration has continued to increase over the course of the administration.<\/p> <p>Since January 2021, the U.S.\u00a0has allowed 5.3 million migrants who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico\u00a0border, as well as migrants who applied from abroad to be admitted through \u201cparole\u201d programs, to remain in the country, according to an interim staff report prepared by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Judiciary Committee<\/a> and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement. Additionally, U.S. Customs and Border Protection have encountered nearly 10 million people trying to enter the country since February 2021.<\/p> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Economic roadblock<\/h2> <p>Republicans will have a harder time tying Harris to the inflation woes plaguing the Biden-Harris administration than to the chaos at the southern border. But the duo\u2019s consistent messaging that Biden\u2019s victories are tied to the pair of them means Harris will come with the same economic baggage the president has.<\/p> <p>Biden is deep underwater on the question of how he has handled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>economy<\/a>. The <em>Real Clear Politics <\/em>polling average shows the president with an average of 58.2% job disapproval of his handling of the economy.<\/p> <p>Inflation has ticked down in recent months after the historic 9.1% mark in June 2022, but it remains uncomfortably high for the Fed to cut interest rates, though it may do so later this year. <\/p> <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <p>The White House has put Harris at the tip of the spear of its messaging about an improving economy. In April, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/04\/25\/vice-president-kamala-harris-launches-nationwide-economic-opportunity-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>embarked<\/a> on a \u201cnationwide economic opportunity tour,\u201d beginning in the swing state of Georgia to talk about \u201cinvesting in communities, building wealth, and ensuring every American has the freedom to thrive.\u201d<\/p> <p>A CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/02\/politics\/cnn-poll-post-debate\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> from earlier this week found that Harris is currently closer to former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical election. 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