Pollster Nate Silver calls for Biden to resign immediately, make Harris president

Pollster Nate Silver wants US President Joe Biden to resign from office immediately and make Vice-President Kamala Harris the nation’s first woman president, albeit briefly.

“Is there any particular reason to assume Biden is competent to be president right now?” the FiveThirtyEight founder posted on social media Wednesday. “It’s a very difficult job.”

Silver’s comment included a link to a Washington Post story about the 82-year-old president avoiding reporters as his time in office comes to an end.

Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race in July so his vice-president could run instead. Pressure for him to step aside mounted in the wake of a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump in which the president appeared disoriented and incoherent.

“It’s a dangerous world,” Silver continued on Wednesday. “Extremely high-stakes decisions in Ukraine. He should resign and let Harris serve out the last two months.”

Ukraine’s war with Russia escalated in recent days when the Biden White House granted its blessing for the US ally to fire long-range missiles into Russia. Russian leader Vladimir Putin responded by indicating he won’t rule out a nuclear retaliation.