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leftstreet

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1. How far down the line of succession will we have to go?
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 03:18 PM
Mar 2017
1 Vice President Mike Pence (R)
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R)
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch (R)
4 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R)
5 Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (R)
6 Secretary of Defense James Mattis (I)
7 Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R)
8 Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke (R)
– Secretary of Agriculture Mike Young (D)[a]
9 Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (R)
– Secretary of Labor Ed Hugler (I)[a]
10 Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price (R)
11 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson (R)
– Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao (R)
12 Secretary of Energy Rick Perry (R)
13 Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (R)
14 Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin (I)
15 Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly (I)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession


Uh, maybe our new Prez might be the Secretary of Veterans Affairs?

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How far down the line of succession will we have to go? leftstreet Mar 2017 #1
Hopefully to the first Democrat. Though, obviously this isn't likely, and would joet67 Mar 2017 #3
Looking at that list makes me ask:"How far 'til they get to Sally Yates". Sheesh that's an ugly list CincyDem Mar 2017 #7
Yeah, it's an ugly list indeed n/t leftstreet Mar 2017 #9
21 months....win house, senate, impeach, install new SOTH Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #13
They all do! world wide wally Mar 2017 #2
I Was Always Suspicious Of This And When Priebus Got A WH Post.... global1 Mar 2017 #4
I Think Everyone Was Colluding During Campaign Including McConnell & Ryan. They Knew & Were Active TheMastersNemesis Mar 2017 #6
It's the "Too big to fail" BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #5
I would hope we get to Mattis. roamer65 Mar 2017 #8
Yep. He's probably the only clean one on that list. GoCubsGo Mar 2017 #10
I have always been suspicious of what the Russians might know about McConnell and Ryan meadowlark5 Mar 2017 #11
Based On The Smell IT HAD TO BE TOP TO BOTTOM Across Entire GOP. TheMastersNemesis Mar 2017 #12
As did Chaffetz - who said he couldn't vote for Trump after Grabgate. Till Oct. 26. chimpymustgo Mar 2017 #18
You know if Pooty Poot wanted this to work, he needed everyone on board meadowlark5 Mar 2017 #19
Simply obstructing the investigation makes them at least morally culpable. drm604 Mar 2017 #14
They are going DOWN! smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #15
Nothing will happen to Twitler. All the rethugs are Putin boot lickers. kairos12 Mar 2017 #16
Sad & Probably True TheMastersNemesis Mar 2017 #17
Trump is a symptom.. stillcool Mar 2017 #20
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