Harris to be first woman to hold U.S. presidential reins as Biden undergoes colonoscopy

[BumRushDaShow]

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/

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and good luck President Biden with the test!!

[GregariousGroundhog]

1. Hopefully Harris is also available while Biden is glued to the toilet

The worst part of colonoscopies is the prep.

[Bayard]

4. Isn't that the truth!

And the nastiest concoction known to man.

Do well, Mr. President.

[iluvtennis]

18. + agree...the natiest stuff ever and I puke getting it down!

[llashram]

6. I hate it

just the immediate(almost)aftermath of prep...

[Deep State Witch]

22. Seriously!

That stuff was nasty!

[Marcuse]

43. We need a warp speed program to develop delicious prep.

[Aviation Pro]

45. It's not that bad anymore

No more chugging 64oz of vile liquid. Two bottles (160ml apiece) of Clenpiq does the job.

[ShazzieB]

47. So true.

The actual procedure is a walk in the park. Or rather, a nap in the park.

[WA-03 Democrat]

2. The prep is bad

But rebuilding your gut biodome takes time and took me a month last time i had this procedure. Best Wishes President Biden!

[Wednesdays]

5. I was fine after my two exams

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]

8. Probiotics

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. Lots of yogurt

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]

42. I have to get them often, polyps and such run in both sides of the family

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]

3. They will both come through with flying colors!

[llashram]

7. still feel we are

in good, reliable hands...good luck to the POTUS and keep on pushing...VPOTUS-POTUS...

[dalton99a]

9. A woman? We're doomed!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

34. fucking media.

[calimary]

41. Indeed. Always accentuating the negative.

Just gotta do it.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

44. Right? It makes me ill! 🤢

[SammyWinstonJack]

50. Making negative shit up, is more like it.

[Yarnie]

10. Maybe officially, but

it is believed that Edith Wilson was making the presidential decisions after Woodrow Wilson's stroke.

[NullTuples]

32. And Nancy Reagan's Astrologer Joan Quigley was making decisions for Ronny

"Officially" is what matters in the context of the OP and the conversation at hand.

It's a big deal.

[TomCADem]

11. This is one instance where being over 50 can be a real pain in the butt

nt

[COL Mustard]

16. Not If The Anesthesia Works!!!

Never mind, I'll see myself out now!

[packman]

12. My experience with it -

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]

13. I thought there was an age beyond which we don't need these things.

I'm 77 and hoping to avoid having one ever again. Maybe just wishful thinking.

[COL Mustard]

17. I Think That's The Prostate Exam

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]

27. Oh ok, thanks. Never had a prostate, but do have colon,

so I guess I'll let my doctor nag me when the time comes, and then just grumble and do it.

[COL Mustard]

36. LOL

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]

31. Damn, that's brutal- but, that's what my doc said too

[CTyankee]

30. I had my last one at about your age, but only to check on a smal cyst on my pancreas which

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]

54. I was a bit surprised to hear he was getting it

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. "...the first woman to hold presidential power in U.S. history."

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]

15. Yes.

It is historic.

[justgamma]

20. If I remember right

TFG wouldn't take the anesthesia because there was no way he was giving up power.

[COL Mustard]

37. Too Bad They Didn't Do The George Wallace Special

He once said of Judge Frank Johnson that he needed a barbed wire enema.

[3catwoman3]

38. I recently read that Trump chose to be awake...

…for his colonoscopy so he wouldn’t have to transfer power.

One of the very last things I would want would be to be awake for this procedure. No way!!!

[NullTuples]

35. TFG wouldn't even admit he'd had a colonoscopy

Because a) it meant he was imperfect and b) Trump's frail ego vs social/macho homophobia

[Polybius]

39. It's only happened three times before this

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]

19. I remember when rump had a similar procedure done supposedly, and he ended up going

around in the Limo acting all high and mighty, and mysterious, when all he had was a colonoscopy...

Idiot.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. He didn't have the anesthesia because he didn't want to turn over power to Mike Pence.

[SWBTATTReg]

26. Ha ha heh...I thought he didn't have anesthesia because he has no feeling down there

in those parts, with his dirty and filthy past...well, enough said...yuck...I'm going to throw up.

[justgamma]

21. Please, please, please

Someone play Hail to the Chief and call her Madam President in front of the Cons. lol

[LeftInTX]

25. Hey! She must have joined DU!

From last night!

[relayerbob]

28. She should call in air strikes immediately

Mara Lago, Fox News, OAN, and a few GQP rat holes

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

52. Speaking of air strikes, after my colonoscopy, ...

... 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]

53. less vomit also

[onetexan]

29. GOP heads exploding at the thought

[JudyM]

33. Years from now this will make a great trivia question. Long after her actual election

as our first woman president, hopefully!

[Catherine Vincent]

40. I recently had one

They prescribe you pills now and not the drink.

[ShazzieB]

46. OMG, really?

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]

51. Last time I had one, I had pills AND the drink

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]

48. How in the world?

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]

49. It is so, so, so nice to have such a capable VP to take over when needed & she will make a fine

president someday.