Harris to be first woman to hold U.S. presidential reins as Biden undergoes colonoscopy
Source: Reuters
BETHESDA, Md., Nov 19 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will transfer power briefly to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday while he is under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy, making her the first woman to hold presidential power in U.S. history.
Biden is undergoing his annual physical at the Walter Reed military hospital outside of Washington. Harris is the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States; no woman has ever been president in the country's nearly 250-year history. "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," White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement.
"The Vice President will work from her office in the West Wing during this time," Psaki said. Presidential power has been transferred to the vice president before, when President George W. Bush had colonoscopies in 2002 and 2007.
Biden, who turns 79 on Saturday, is the oldest person to take office as U.S. president. Although speculation has persisted about whether he will run for re-election in 2024, he has said he expects to seek a second four-year term alongside Harris.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-transfer-power-harris-during-colonoscopy-friday-white-house-2021-11-19/
and good luck President Biden with the test!!
GregariousGroundhog
(7,525 posts)The worst part of colonoscopies is the prep.
Bayard
(22,100 posts)And the nastiest concoction known to man.
Do well, Mr. President.
iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)llashram
(6,265 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,429 posts)That stuff was nasty!
Marcuse
(7,488 posts)Aviation Pro
(12,172 posts)No more chugging 64oz of vile liquid. Two bottles (160ml apiece) of Clenpiq does the job.
ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)The actual procedure is a walk in the park. Or rather, a nap in the park.
WA-03 Democrat
(3,050 posts)But rebuilding your gut biodome takes time and took me a month last time i had this procedure. Best Wishes President Biden!
Wednesdays
(17,380 posts)I had one last year because of stomach discomfort (turns out nothing was amiss). My first one, in 2015, was the day before Thanksgiving, so that worked out well!
IronLionZion
(45,457 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)I've had the procedure done twice and am schedule to do so again in January. Haven't had any problems so far.
The Mouth
(3,150 posts)Having three or four 16 ounce double IPAs and a massive burger immediately after the scopage was... well, not one of my better moves.
mcar
(42,334 posts)llashram
(6,265 posts)in good, reliable hands...good luck to the POTUS and keep on pushing...VPOTUS-POTUS...
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)calimary
(81,322 posts)Just gotta do it.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)Yarnie
(90 posts)it is believed that Edith Wilson was making the presidential decisions after Woodrow Wilson's stroke.
NullTuples
(6,017 posts)"Officially" is what matters in the context of the OP and the conversation at hand.
It's a big deal.
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)nt
COL Mustard
(5,906 posts)Never mind, I'll see myself out now!
packman
(16,296 posts)Scheduled at 8 AM, in the hospital bed sleeping - nurse comes in with a gallon of that prep at 3 AM , Damn, it was worse than the actual procedure. Have had two done and no big deal.
Kudos for Joe for being so open (No pun intended) about it . You know the Orange Creep wouldn't be , even though he was and is still full of shit.
Croney
(4,661 posts)I'm 77 and hoping to avoid having one ever again. Maybe just wishful thinking.
COL Mustard
(5,906 posts)After 75 or 80 they tell you it's not needed anymore; if you develop prostate cancer it's slow enough growing that something else would kill you. Which is a bummer too.
Croney
(4,661 posts)so I guess I'll let my doctor nag me when the time comes, and then just grumble and do it.
Of course you all have to have other exams that we don't...so I guess it all evens out (although I know your exams are more invasive)....sorry....
packman
(16,296 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)was revealed on another scan I had not related to colon cancer. At my advanced age, I can't outlive whatever it is and I have no other symptoms and feel great...
cadoman
(792 posts)Like a lot of things there is some discretion on it. If he had a family history of cancer, or they found things in past screenings, they may continue.
Biden is fairly spry for his age so maybe his doctor felt it was still a good tradeoff.
And congrats to Harris! Probably not how any of us imagined it happening but still a first for women that is worth celebrating.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,014 posts)I like the sound of that.
I don't remeber TFG ever giving power over to VP Pense when/if he had medical procedures.
Maybe he just didn't have any?
Or his ego just wouldn't let him.
BumRushDaShow
(129,103 posts)It is historic.
justgamma
(3,666 posts)TFG wouldn't take the anesthesia because there was no way he was giving up power.
COL Mustard
(5,906 posts)He once said of Judge Frank Johnson that he needed a barbed wire enema.
3catwoman3
(24,007 posts)
for his colonoscopy so he wouldnt have to transfer power.
One of the very last things I would want would be to be awake for this procedure. No way!!!
NullTuples
(6,017 posts)Because a) it meant he was imperfect and b) Trump's frail ego vs social/macho homophobia
Polybius
(15,437 posts)Reagan didn't even do it while he was shot, but did on July 13, 1985 for colon cancer surgery. W. Bush did it twice, on June 29, 2002 and on Poppy Bush, July 21, 2007, both for colonoscopies.
No one did it before Reagan. Poppy Bush, Clinton, Obama, and Trump all never did it.
SWBTATTReg
(22,143 posts)around in the Limo acting all high and mighty, and mysterious, when all he had was a colonoscopy...
Idiot.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,143 posts)in those parts, with his dirty and filthy past...well, enough said...yuck...I'm going to throw up.
justgamma
(3,666 posts)Someone play Hail to the Chief and call her Madam President in front of the Cons. lol
LeftInTX
(25,383 posts)From last night!
relayerbob
(6,544 posts)Mara Lago, Fox News, OAN, and a few GQP rat holes
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)... I was told (by professionals) that farting is highly encouraged before departing the premises. Air strike, indeed. Mission accomplished.
The aroma was far more tolerable than watching a telecast with Tucker Carlson or that Hannity character.
relayerbob
(6,544 posts)onetexan
(13,043 posts)JudyM
(29,251 posts)as our first woman president, hopefully!
Catherine Vincent
(34,490 posts)They prescribe you pills now and not the drink.
ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)I had one just last year, and I had to do the drink.🤢
When I'm due for another one, I'll have to ask about that.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)Madame Vice Bozo did a fine job of listening to podcasts while I was anaethetized and unable to perform my normal morning Bozodential duties (drinking coffee and watching the news).
I hope our president had a fine breakfast waiting for him in the recovery room. I had coffee and cookies.
kirby
(4,441 posts)Anyone who has had to prep for an early AM colonoscopy...
How did Biden attend those meetings yesterday with Canada and Mexico leaders?
Is that why it was in the White House...
Excuse me, while I run to the toilet!
yaesu
(8,020 posts)president someday.