Rep. Nancy Mace (R-NY) demanded in an X post on Sunday that Vice President Kamala Harris invoke the 25th Amendment on President Joe Biden after he stepped down as the Democrat nominee for president in 2024.
If Joe Biden does not have the cognitive ability to seek reelection, he does not have the cognitive ability to serve the remainder of his term. Tomorrow I will introduce a resolution calling on Kamala Harris to invoke the 25th amendment and assume the duties of acting President. pic.twitter.com/El10ourh5T
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) July 21, 2024
"If Joe Biden does not have the cognitive ability to seek reelection, he does not have the cognitive ability to serve the remainder of his term. Tomorrow I will introduce a resolution calling on Kamala Harris to invoke the 25th amendment and assume the duties of acting President," she wrote, along with the text of her resolution.
The resolution noted that "for years it has been clear to the American people that President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was experiencing severe cognitive decline and was mentally incapable of discharging the powers and duties of his office."
She also noted that Biden's debate performance raised "new concerns" about his cognitive state.
According to Mace's logic, Biden's decision to step down from the 2024 election means he is incapable of being president until then, but is that really fair?
I mean, looking at him day after day, he clearly is not capable of doing the job as president.
But it is possible that he thinks he can handle it until January 2025, but not until January 2029.
Biden's departure will completely change the trajectory of the 2024 election.
He and most other Democrats have endorsed Harris, but she has worse approval ratings than Biden.
She would be a historic president, however, and may gain votes from women other voters who want to see the first female president who is also Black and South Asian.
Biden posted his intention to step down from his re-election bid on X, and no one has seen him since.
He said in his letter that he would explain his decision at a later date, but the detached way the announcement was made has raised questions about whether he actually knows about it, or whether his staff posted on his behalf.
He tested positive for COVID last week and is self-isolating.
