Media-savvy Markle could give Biden a popularity boost

President Joe Biden should appoint Meghan Markle as his press secretary.

He could startle the world — including the United Kingdom — by making the announcement at his longawaited first press conference as president on Thursday.

All he needs to do is not fall down when he reads the teleprompter.

Do not smirk. At this point, Meghan — the foxy Duchess of Sussex — has held more press conferences than the president — and gotten more favorable coverage.

She is media savvy and would run circles around Jen Psaki, Biden’s current press secretary, who never seems to know what is going on, which is understandable given the guy she works for. He doesn’t know what’s going on either

Who needs the U.K. when you’ve got the U.S. in your back pocket, especially as the dopey American media is concerned?

Just witness the extraordinary favorable fallout from Megan’s staged interview with Oprah Winfrey the other day. It was by far Meagan’s best performance to date, railing against the royals.

She even turned hapless Harry against his family as well. He’d have been hanged in the old days.

So, it should come as no surprise that Meghan has expressed interest in running for president in 2024 when Biden, if he is still around, will be 82. She reportedly has networked with prominent Democrats to test the idea. But don’t tell Joe.

Omid Scobie, one of her biographers, said, ”Meghan is the embodiment of the American dream. One day we may see Meghan become president.”

The White House press job would provide Meghan with continued favorable exposure, which she craves. It would also give her a headstart over other potential candidates, even if it means elbowing Vice President Kamala Harris, a fellow woman of color, aside.

But if you can take on Queen Elizabeth, the entire “racist” British royal family, the crazed British press, roil the British public and what is left of the British Empire, you can handle Harris.

Of course, one of Meghan’s first duties would be to remind the forgetful Joe Biden that Kamala Harris is not the president — he is — and that he should stop calling her that. Otherwise, she might get emboldened.

It will be a challenge, of course, like getting Biden to remember the names of people he appointed to his cabinet and what jobs they hold. Being the actress that she is, Meghan can work on Biden during press conference rehearsals, or even get the names printed on the back of his hand.

Biden supporters would welcome the appointment. Not only could Meghan play the race card against critics, but she could also dump all over Donald Trump, who Joe Biden is still campaigning against.

She has called Trump “divisive” and a “misogynist.” She even got Harry to accuse Trump of uttering “hate speech.” So, her antiTrump credentials are intact.

When asked about a potential Meghan run for president, Trump responded, “Well, I hope that happens because if that happened, then I think I’d have an even stronger feeling toward running” for president again in 2024.

Trump added, “I wish a lot of luck to Harry, because he’s going to need it.”

While a Meghan presidential run may be in the future, it would be helpful if she got a White House press secretary appointment now in order to gain some experience, although she could teach Biden and Trump a thing or two about dealing with the press.

The press job could be her steppingstone to the presidency. Not only would Meghan be the first British duchess to be a presidential press secretary, but she could also be the first duchess to become president.

Just imagine an aide opening a President Meghan White House press conference announcing, “Ladies and Gentlemen of the press, Her Highness President Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, will now take questions.” Blimey.