Speculation exploded across social media when both incumbent President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris abruptly cancelled planned holiday trips, to return to the White House.
According to Newsweek, Biden had suddenly cancelled holiday plans in Delaware to return to Washington, D.C.
Meanwhile, Harris similarly cancelled a trip to the beleaguered state of California, specifically Los Angeles.
(It doesn’t appear that the Golden State’s recently declared state of emergency had anything to do with Harris’ cancellation.)
Given the lack of reasoning given — and the late hour for this move — speculation and hearsay naturally ran rampant across social media.
One common, albeit currently unsubstantiated, thread?
That this is a prelude to an invocation of the 25th Amendment.
For the unaware, that particular amendment basically exists as a doctrine for presidential succession.
According to the National Constitution Center, the 25th Amendment mandates that the Vice President be the one to fill a presidential vacancy in the event of death, resignation or impeachment.
It also outlines how the president can select a vice president.
But, perhaps most importantly, the 25th Amendment also outlines how the president can temporarily hand over powers to the vice president.
Again, it’s not clear