No, Kamala Harris Was Not the First Female President During Biden’s Colonoscopy. Here's Why

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For the first time, a woman officially became acting president of the United States on Friday, but that didn’t make Kamala Harris the first female president.

President Joe Biden transferred the “power and duty” of the president to the Vice President for an hour and 25 minutes while he was under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.