Joe Biden to undergo colonoscopy and transfer powers to Kamala Harris temporarily – The HuffPost

via Associated Press

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, November 18, 2021.

UNITED STATES – US President Joe Biden will undergo a “routine” colonoscopy this Friday, November 19, an examination under General anaesthesia, and temporarily transfer its powers to its vice-president, Kamala harris, announced the White House.

Details of the president’s health check, who turns 79 on Saturday, will be released in the afternoon, the US executive said. “The president is going to have a routine colonoscopy” at Walter Reed Medical Center near Washington, the White House said.

This morning, the President will travel to Walter Reed Medical Center for a routine physical.

– Jen Psaki (@PressSec) November 19, 2021

“As was the case when the president George W. Bush underwent the same procedure in 2002 and 2007, and in accordance with the procedure provided by the Constitution, President Biden will transfer his powers to the Vice President for a short period, while he is under anesthesia, ”the executive added. .

As US scholar Thomas Snegaroff points out, this will be the first time that a woman has been (temporarily) president of the country.

For the first time in history, a woman will be president of the United States.

Kamala Harris will be in this role temporarily, while Joe Biden’s colonoscopy is taking place.

– thomas snegaroff (@thomassnegaroff) November 19, 2021

Joe Biden, who does not smoke or drink, is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and received his third dose at the end of September.

He is the oldest president in U.S. history and has made it public that he counts apply for own succession in 2024, but his age is fueling speculation that he might give up.

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