President Joe Biden reaffirmed that he and First Lady Jill Biden will attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration in January.
During a recent interview with MeidasTouch, host Ben Meiselas asked the outgoing president if he would attend the event.
“Of course I am. The only president I avoided the inauguration of is the guy about to be inaugurated,” Biden said, referring to Trump skipping his inauguration in January 2021.
The White House announced in November that Joe and Jill Biden would attend Trump’s inauguration.
Before the election, Biden stated that he would be present, regardless of the outcome. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates confirmed on Monday, while he was aboard Air Force One, that Biden and the First Lady will be present at the inauguration.
“The president promised that he would attend the inauguration of whomever won the election,” Bates said. “He and the first lady are going to honor that promise and attend the inauguration. He views that as an important demonstration of commitment to our democratic values, and to honoring the will of the people, as we continue to provide an orderly and effective transition.”
White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients has had many meetings with Susie Wiles, who will soon take over as Chief of Staff of the White House.
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After her devastating blowout loss to Trump, insiders revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris is not planning to go away quietly.
Those who know Harris best say they believe she’s already plotting a comeback to the campaign trail, perhaps as a Democratic presidential contender in 2028.
“Of course, she’s going to try and run again,” one insider told DailyMail.com, citing Harris’ enduring ambition.
Polls indicate that Harris is currently the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. A Puck News/Echelon Insights survey shows Harris leading with 41 percent support among Democrats, while other potential candidates lag in single digits.
However, the same poll revealed that 59 percent of Democrats prefer to look beyond Harris in their search for a leader to guide the party out of its political challenges.
In 2028, Kamala Harris will be 63, still young enough to stage a political comeback, particularly if Trump’s second term is perceived as a failure, DailyMail.com noted. However, strategists acknowledge that Harris will need to implement significant changes if she intends to position herself as a viable presidential candidate in the future, citing her biggest issue — the struggle to effectively communicate.
“Even when she’s talking forever, she’s not really saying much at all,” one strategist told the outlet.
A Democratic strategist suggested that Kamala Harris’s rapid ascent from district attorney to senator and then to Vice President of the United States has been a contributing factor to her challenges as a candidate.
“This is someone who had a meteoric rise, her Achilles heel has been not having her own political identity, it created this blanket of caution that really f***d her up,” the strategist told DailyMail.com.
“Kamala can run again and hopefully will improve as a messenger but I think the concerns about her ability to convey a coherent message still remain,” said another strategist.
Meanwhile, with Trump constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in four years, speculation about who will run to succeed him in 2028 is already rampant.
Vice President-elect JD Vance is currently the frontrunner to become the 48th president, with a 25% chance (+300 odds), according to SportsBettingDime.
As vice president, Vance will be next in line to assume office should Trump be unable or unwilling to continue serving.
Since 1933, only five vice presidents have been successfully elected to serve as commander-in-chief, according to the New York Post.
Vance, 40, leads the odds list, followed by former first lady Michelle Obama (+500), California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom (+550), Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis (+800), former Democratic congresswoman-turned-Republican activist Tulsi Gabbard (+1000), and right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson (+1400), the outlet reported.
Harris (+2500) is tied with Oprah Winfrey and narrowly surpassed Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro (+3300), whom Harris chose not to select as her running mate, despite Democratic operatives believing he could have helped secure the Keystone State for Democrats.
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