Just curious... if Trump and Pence are incapacitated with Covid 19

[tavernier]

does Nancy Pelosi stand in as President?

[FarPoint]

1. Yes

[beachbumbob]

2. yep,

[Drunken Irishman]

3. I think it's actually Alexander Haig who becomes acting president.

[tavernier]

4. Why?

[Drunken Irishman]

5. Just a joke.

When Reagan was shot, and they couldn't find Bush, Alexander Haig asserted he was actually in charge now.

Obviously he wasn't. He screwed up the succession order.

[tavernier]

7. Yup, got me!!

I’m skizzy enough these days, you could have said Rasputin and I would have fought you, lol!!!

[Totally Tunsie]

21. LOL.

That's funny!

[FuzzyRabbit]

6. Do you remember when Reagan was shot?

After Reagan won the 1980 presidential election, he nominated Haig to be his secretary of state. After the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, Haig asserted "I am in control here," allegedly suggesting (erroneously since 1947, when the Speaker of the House of Representatives was designated the second in the line of succession after the Vice President) that he served as acting president in Reagan's and Bush's absence . . .

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Haig|]

[tavernier]

8. Omg, yes!!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

15. And how long did it take before Nancy threw him out of the WH ?

[eleny]

9. LOL!!!

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. ...

[BGBD]

17. funny but

don't think for a second that there wouldn't be an attempt to install Pompeo.

Hell, I could see Ivanka and Donnt Jr fighting it out Game of Thrones style.

[fishwax]

22. lol

[Ex Lurker]

11. If they die, yes. If they are incapacitated, it gets murky

Invoking the 25th amendment would require a majority of the cabinet to agree. Its doubtful they would just hand the presidency to Pelosi. You could have a scenario with a comatose president and VP, and the cabinet refusing to certify that they are unable to discharge their duties.

[NNadir]

12. They've been incapacitated since the day they took office.

They are intellectual and moral Lilliputians.

[CTyankee]

34. Wouldn't this be an emergency issue for the Supreme Court to resolve?

It sounds like some political suspense novel...

[NightWatcher]

13. Please tell me that Pelosi is sealed away from everyone and is being pumped w vitamins

[Blue_true]

26. She was wearing a mask. My guess is everyone that come near her has to have

a properly worn mask on. I hope that Joe Biden is doing the same thing.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

14. YES. SHE. DOES.

Oh, Satan, get behind me and push !

[Blue_true]

27. Some on DU will poo-poo you for your post.

I want Trump and Pence out of office, if covid19 accomplishes that, then fine.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

30. Not sure I follow . . .

Succession is clearly spelled out - President, then VP, then Speaker of the House - in ALL the documents.

[Blue_true]

31. I was alluding to wishing that covid19 kills Trump and Pence.

Given what those two have exposed the rest of the country to, covid19 getting both of them would be poetic justice.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

32. The expression "Oh Satan, get behind me and push"

was one of my Gran's best friends favorite expression, always said with tongue planted firmly in cheek.

[Blue_true]

33. I am afraid that Satan is firmly on Trump's side. They share so much in common. nt

[kskiska]

16. Bill Barr will step in and claim that he's the next in line

due to some made-up obscure provision in the Constitution.

[BlueSpot]

24. And then she fires Bill Barr

How sweet is that? I do believe he serves at the pleasure of the President and the Constitution is quite clear on the succession order.

And then she replaces the cabinet so, in case Trump survives and returns to office, they'll be ready to pull the 25th amendment on his ass!

I've been playing President Pelosi scenarios in my head all evening. It's been fun.

[saidsimplesimon]

18. "Dream the Impossible Dream"?

[Buckeyeblue]

19. Is it wrong to say I'm rooting for the virus?

[GulfCoast66]

20. Only if they die. Anything else it's too murky.

But if they were to die from the Virus Speaker Pelosi would be sworn as President.

[Totally Tunsie]

23. Now here's where "thoughts and prayers" really do come into play.

[Blue_true]

29. Think hard, pray hard.

[tavernier]

25. Oh come on, I need some more opinions

Surely we’ve thought about this since “Valets are now exposed”

[Baclava]

28. Ivanka would step in as the first female president, obviously