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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Trump resigns and Pence takes over for a few months, is Pence 46 and then
Biden is 47th President of the United States?
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
OAITW r.2.0
(24,737 posts)That's his legacy. Except he doesn't get to be President.
Statistical
(19,264 posts)If the 25th is used to grant Pence Presidential powers he does not become the 46th President but if Trump leaves office by impeachment, resigning, or death then Pence would become the 46th President even if it is for a short period.
phylny
(8,393 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)58Sunliner
(4,424 posts)I mean library.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)...because wed have two straight POTUSs who never won the popular vote. Thats never happened before.
TlalocW
(15,394 posts)That Obama should resign the day before his last day and make Joe #45 so that the Trump would have to reprint a lot of their merchandise.
TlalocW
phylny
(8,393 posts)NameAlreadyTaken
(985 posts)Romney's 47% remark
Didn't Hillary say something about 47% too?
Biden's 47 years of service
wishstar
(5,272 posts)he said it casually with no clarification so I couldn't tell if he just misspoke or said it deliberately.
keithbvadu2
(37,013 posts)It's just sooooooooooo confusing.
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)Under the Constitution, Ford became the 38th POTUS at the moment that Nixon's resignation went into effect. That "instantaneous" assumption of the office is the entire designated purpose of the VP (any Senate duties aside) job.
Some Lt. Governor in NYS once quipped that his day consisted of being woken by his alarm clock at 8:15AM, at which time he would call the Governor's office. Upon hearing the latter's voice, he would go right back to sleep.
OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)for Pence pardoning him and his gang. Then Pence could turn up at the Inauguration and would get to fly off in the chopper.
What I would LOVE to see are Dems like Maxine, Ted, Adam etc stoke up the notion that Trump MUST be investigated for FEDERAL crimes, which would stoke him along to doing just that.