President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week has kicked off a firestorm in Washington and around the country about whether Biden should remain the Democrat nominee for president. The clear political truth is that Democrats recognize he should not remain at the top of the ticket, but they also recognize that Kamala Harris is neither popular, nor particularly competent, and as a result, they find themselves in a political box of their own design.
However, beyond the political discussion, there is a more fundamental truth regarding Biden’s ability to discharge the powers and duties of the office of the president — particularly that of commander in chief. While it is sad to observe, he assuredly does not have that ability.
Most recently, Biden lost train of thought during the debate, wandered off during a G7 summit, fell onstage at the Air Force commencement, and the White House admits these lapses are “increasingly common.”
This obvious truth is why I introduced a resolution last week that, if passed, would simply call on Vice President Kamala Harris to do what only she can do under our constitution — and that is to convene the cabinet and declare the president unable to do the job. What has been obvious to many of us from the earliest days of the Biden administration has now suddenly become politically expedient for the once-fawning corporate media as well as many radical Democrats. Leak after White House leak has demonstrated that the situation is as dire as
