A new book claims that Harris’ White House communications director Jamal Simmons crafted an entire communications strategy to employ in the event of Biden’s death.
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AcommunicationsdirectorforformerVicePresidentKamalaHarriscreatedaso-called“death-poolroster”offederaljudgesappointedbyaRepublicanthatcouldswearinHarrisaspresident–intheeventthatPresidentJoeBidensuddenlydied,accordingtoanewbook.
Thebook,“Fight:InsidetheWildestBattlefortheWhiteHouse,”publishedTuesdaybyWilliamMorrowandCompany,claimsthatHarris’WhiteHousecommunicationsdirectorJamalSimmonscraftedanentirecommunicationsstrategytoemployintheeventofBiden’sdeath.
Thebook,authoredbypoliticaljournalistsJonathanAllenofNBCNewsandAmieParnesoftheHill,saidSimmonsimaginedthatlosingBidenunexpectedlywouldbeakintowhenLyndonB.JohnsonwassworninonAirForceOnefollowingJohnF.Kennedy’sassassinationin1963.
Butheworriedpeoplewouldquestionherlegitimacyaspresident,andwasspecificallyconcernedthat“Trumppeople”wouldgo“ap
