What happens if a VP dies in office?

[intrepidity]

More specifically, if the VP dies just weeks before the end of his term?

How fucked would Trump be, if that were to happen?

[hlthe2b]

1. Trump would name a replacement, but Congress has to confirm.

He'd be using all his kompromat on McConnell and the rest to rush the confirmation through.

[Retrograde]

22. Both houses have to confirm

Per the 25th Amendment, he would be able to name a replacement but both the House and the Senate have to confirm it. While McConnell would push it through - and it only needs a majority vote - I don't seem it making it through the House of Representatives.

[hlthe2b]

23. You do realize that Congress includes both the House and the Senate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress
The United States Congress or U.S. Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States and consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate.


So your comment is redundant.

[MFM008]

2. only good people

die like that. My dad dies at 69( non covid),
maggot gets covid and survives at 74.
Pence will probably outlive most of us.
Only the good die young.

[rsdsharp]

3. Covered by Section 2 of the 25th Amendment

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.

It might be a little difficult getting that through the House.

[DeminPennswoods]

5. That's how Nixon got Ford after Agnew resigned

nt

[rsdsharp]

10. Yes, but Nixon didn't have less than 8 weeks left in

office when he nominated Ford, who was not only a well liked long time Minority Leader of the House, he testified at his confirmation hearing that he didn’t think it was politically possible to pardon Nixon. He was right; it probably cost him a close race to Carter in 1976.

Whatever stooge Trump might nominate in this scenario, would be for the express purpose of pardoning Trump’s ass.

[qazplm135]

11. If Ford wins

that means no Reagan in 80, and probably a Dem President in 80 or by 84 at the latest.

[karynnj]

4. The President nominates a new VP and the Congress confirms him - just like when Agnew stepped down

[sdfernando]

7. Not correct. Must be confirmed by BOTH the Senate and the House of Representatives

Its the only time the House gets a say. No V.P. would put Nancy P as next in line.

[karynnj]

8. I corrected it - Thanks

Interesting that the Democratic House would have an incentive to NOT confirm anyone - which most likely would just mean there would be no VP until Biden is sworn in with Harris.

[LuvNewcastle]

6. He would probably make Lindsey VP real fast so he could resign and

get pardoned. Lindsey would do anything for Trumpy, so he would be the perfect replacement.

[OnDoutside]

13. Or Vice President Ivanka !

[LuvNewcastle]

14. He would want to do that, but the House wouldn't let him.

People hate her, and nobody would want to see her go down in history as our first woman President.

[OnDoutside]

16. He could at least get Pence to nominate her....if Trump does resign, it would likely be on the 19th

of January.

[PTWB]

15. You think the Democratic controlled House would approve Lindsey Graham?

No chance.

[LuvNewcastle]

19. I think there's a possibility that a few Democrats could

defect and vote with the Republicans. It's a slim majority, so it wouldn't take that many. Some Congressmen might not want to reject a sitting Senator for the job. It would be.a close vote, regardless.

[Polybius]

25. Why would Graham give up a fresh 6 year term?

To be VP for a month? Yeah not happening.

[LuvNewcastle]

26. Yeah, it isn't likely.

This is all just speculation on what might happen if Mike Pence were to croak in the next few weeks before the inauguration, which is extremely unlikely as well. I was mostly just having a little fun with the possibilities. I fully expect Pence to live and Trumpy to get his pardon well before Biden is sworn in.

[Iggo]

9. Gross.

[bluedigger]

12. In these circumstances, I would presume the House would take their chances

and refuse to confirm any Trump nominee. Pelosi would be next up in the interim.

[onenote]

17. There is no deadline for nominating or confirming a replacement

When Agnew resigned on August 9, it was nearly two weeks until Ford nominated Rockefeller. Then there were hearings on the nomination and Rockefeller wasn't confirmed until mid-December.

In other words, at this point, the office of the VP would remain vacant until it was filled by Harris on January 20, 2021.

[tinrobot]

18. Why is this being asked? Is Pence sick?

[former9thward]

20. Many people on this site believe Trump will resign so Pence can pardon him.

When that does not happen there will be new theories and predictions to explain it.

[bdamomma]

21. I would

rather see the Grim Reaper visit the Grim Reaper McConnell.

[Renew Deal]

24. Normally, the president could nominate a replacement.

But probably not weeks before the end of the term. Democrats have no reason to confirm someone with 2 months to go.