Harris holds power temporarily as Biden goes through colonoscopy

Joe Biden, while under anesthesia, will not be able to make decisions related to his job. This is where Harris comes in until the colonoscopy is completed.  The colonoscopy is a part of the physical that Biden is doing. According to Psaki, the nation will be updated on Biden’s health summary later in the day.

From Fox News:

The transfer of power falls under Section 3 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, according to the White House: “Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.”

“As 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 anesthesia,” Psaki said. “The Vice President will work from her office in the West Wing during this time.”

Psaki added that the White House will publicly release a written summary of Biden’s physical later Friday afternoon.

Harris was spotted arriving to the White House Friday morning. She is scheduled to travel to Columbus, Ohio, Friday afternoon for an event highlighting the bipartisan infrastructure law that Biden signed this week.

Further down the article, Psaki claimed that Biden was sometimes “hard to keep up with”. Fox News has more on the article here.

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