President Joe Biden could make a decision within days whether to remain a candidate for reelection, said Hawaii’s governor who participated in a recent meeting with Biden and other Democratic governors and whose family has known the president for years.

And if Biden decides not to run, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told The Associated Press on Saturday that he believes the president will designate Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him on the ticket.

Green, who was a physician on Hawaii’s Big Island before he was elected governor, said everyone has parents or grandparents who have moments that aren’t that great or pauses in their ability to express themselves clearly. But, he added, they aren’t discarded because of their experience, wisdom and their role in the family.

Green was quick to point out that Trump is only three years younger than Biden and both will have bad days going forward. But he argued that temperament is more important than age.

“For God’s sake, these two guys have to hold the nuclear codes,” Green said. “I don’t want someone who tweets in the middle of the night and rages at other countries. That is not good. That’s not the problem we have with President Biden.”

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    And if Biden decides not to run, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told The Associated Press on Saturday that he believes the president will designate Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him on the ticket.

    If that happens, prepare to see the narrative of certain people switch from “no one should vote for Genocide Joe” to “no one should vote for pro-cop Harris.” Anything but tell people to stop the dictator from gaining power.

    Edit: Wow, that didn’t take long.

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      We don’t have to prepare for it, it’s already happening, at least on Lemmy.

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        have y’all ever been racially profiled while driving, got pulled over, and had your stuff thrown in the mud?

        since it was a terry stop the judge considered 100% on board even with video proof

        prosecutor as president is the last thing this country needs

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            great question that do not have an answer to

            but there are people in worst shoes than mine and a lot of them

            not sure they are going to jump as easily on the Prosecutor Harris train given her political background

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              I think beyond a few very liberals (like myself), a law and order message will do well with voters. Even Oregon recently voted for stricter drug laws. What makes you think such a message won’t do well nationally?

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          No one’s saying this isn’t a problem. You just have to vote blue, because the alternative is you get thrown in the mud, and then shot.

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    as bad as another four years of Biden or Trump would be could you imagine four years of Harris

    extra police funding

    more restrictive laws

    backtracking on current progress such as cannabis

    more people locked up

    only difference is she would be younger and more in her mind to do so