I have a question. Should something happen to Trump...

[hookaleft]

JD Vance becomes president right. Who would be vice president??

[JBTaurus83]

1. We would likely get someone horrible

If the president is assassinated, the Vice President immediately assumes the office of President. The new President then nominates a replacement Vice President, who must be confirmed by a majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, under the 25th Amendment.

[lame54]

2. Jr....

He's the one who picked Vance

[intrepidity]

3. It is an interesting question.

If he were to choose one to run with, I'd guess a Trump spawn to ensure Donald's support.

But if the Don is gone? No idea.

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. The new president nominates a VP

Who has to be confirmed by both the house and senate.

[Sneederbunk]

5. See Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller.

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. Yup

Us boomers remember.

[31j20b3]

6. The next person in line if there is a death etc is the Speaker of the House

[LisaL]

11. That doesn't matter as long as VP is alive.

VP becomes president and picks a new vice president.

[31j20b3]

14. Yep. It's just the prescribed "order" like the line to monarchy in england

If there has only been one death designee number 2. If both 1 and 2 are dead then designee number 3

[thomski64]

29. I think Chuck Grassley is in line too.

If that makes you feel better..

[Ocelot II]

13. The Speaker doesn't become VP if the president dies, though.

If the president dies the VP becomes president, and he then nominates a new VP who has to be approved by a majority of both the House and the Senate. The Speaker becomes the president (but never the VP) only if both the current VP and the president are dead or unable to serve, and then he nominates a VP, to be confirmed by the House and the Senate.

[madinmaryland]

25. Unless Congress does not approve the selection of a vice p4eaident.

[Ocelot II]

28. Then he has to nominate another one. The VP position can't be left unfilled.

"Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress."

[Blumancru]

18. No. There is no line of succession for vice president.

One is nominated.

[Lovie777]

7. shithole is paranoid....................

that makes him super duper dangerous and he and his comrades are insane and stupid at the same time. US have depleted it's arsenal, oil reserves, US morale is low, and the economy sucks as well as healthcare.

Vance is the same but does not have the conman's ability re cult, the next VP?

[JBTaurus83]

8. I almost hate to say it

But I don’t know if Dump dying would really be a good thing. It would definitely be satisfying at first, but, he’s a known entity at this point. I don’t know what would come after him.

[LisaL]

15. Trump is 80 years old man with an unhealthy diet (still eats fast food).

I really doubt he is in as great a health as he claims to be. So it really doesn't matter what we think here, he isn't going to live forever.

[onenote]

16. No one is going to live forever.

But pundits and any number of posters on DU have an abysmal record when it comes to predicting Trump's imminent demise.

[allegorical oracle]

21. That's why I think djt is exaggerating the current danger he's in. The Iranians may have issued

that threat now to rattle *him*. But the threats are combined with great patience to wait for an opportune time and place. That way, *he* will live "in danger" for the rest of his life...even after he leaves office and no longer has all the protections he now has.

[rampartd]

9. vance will pick one, but we MUST delay, obstruct, and not confirm him.

[Jilly_in_VA]

17. YES!

That's the spirit! He will NOT likely pick Kegsbreath or Rubio because he doesn't like them. He'll probably pick someone innocuous that we won't like, some kind of "assassination insurance".

[fujiyamasan]

22. He should watch his back with Rubio

That man is cunning and is his biggest competition to the MAGA heir throne.

[Bayard]

12. Kash Patel or Kegbreath

Take your choice.

[Jilly_in_VA]

19. Nah

He won't pick either of them because he's a bit afraid of them. I'm telling you, it'll be someonwe who will be "assassination insurance". Nobody likes Shady so he'll pick someone even worse than he is.

[Ocelot II]

24. Vance won't want Trump appointees. He'll choose his own stooges.

Trump's people will be out the door as soon as Vance is sworn in.

[Walleye]

31. That's right, and if Trump is dead, they won't be afraid of him anymore

[milestogo]

20. Yes, something should happen to Trump.

Something swift and terrible and immediate.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. Under the 25th Amendment, Vance gets to pick a successor VP who must be approved by both the House and Senate

The 25th Amendment provides that a replacement VP can selected but has to be approved by both the House and the Senate

[spanone]

26. Whoever the Heritage Foundation appoints.

[Dave Bowman]

27. At this point a baboon would do.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. Vance will choose a couch potato