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  • buddascrayon@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Just a quick reminder that the next person in the line to become president after the Vice President and the President are no longer able to perform the job is the Speaker of the House.

    I thereby direct you to take a look at who the Speaker of the House is currently.

    It’s shit heads all the way down.

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      18 hours ago

      It is very unlikely to ever get to the speaker. Everyone in the line doesn’t move up one. If trump dies, vance becomes president but Johnson doesn’t suddenly ascend to vp. Vance selects a new vp that I believe needs senate confirmation.

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      17 hours ago

      Not really. Trump and Vance would have to both die at essentially the same time for the role to be given to the speaker. In any other situation, Vance would become president and then nominate a new VP.