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Ocelot II

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

Reply to Bayard (Reply #12)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 07:43 PM

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

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I have a question. Should something happen to Trump... [View all] hookaleft Yesterday OP

We would likely get someone horrible JBTaurus83 Yesterday #1

Jr.... lame54 Yesterday #2

I don't think he is going to be assassinated. hookaleft Yesterday #38

It is an interesting question. intrepidity Yesterday #3

The new president nominates a VP Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #4

See Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller. Sneederbunk Yesterday #5

Yup Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #10

The next person in line if there is a death etc is the Speaker of the House 31j20b3 Yesterday #6

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

Yep. It's just the prescribed "order" like the line to monarchy in england 31j20b3 Yesterday #14

I think Chuck Grassley is in line too. thomski64 Yesterday #29

The Speaker doesn't become VP if the president dies, though. Ocelot II Yesterday #13

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

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

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

shithole is paranoid.................... Lovie777 Yesterday #7

I almost hate to say it JBTaurus83 Yesterday #8

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

No one is going to live forever. onenote Yesterday #16

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

There'd be no mean Tweets Polybius Yesterday #34

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

YES! Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #17

He should watch his back with Rubio fujiyamasan Yesterday #22

Not possible with this Congress Polybius Yesterday #35

Kash Patel or Kegbreath Bayard Yesterday #12

Nah Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #19

Vance won't want Trump appointees. He'll choose his own stooges. Ocelot II Yesterday #24

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

This message was self-deleted by its author Walleye Yesterday #32

Yes, something should happen to Trump. milestogo Yesterday #20

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

Whoever the Heritage Foundation appoints. spanone Yesterday #26

At this point a baboon would do. Dave Bowman Yesterday #27

Vance will choose a couch potato bucolic_frolic Yesterday #30

Appointment by POTUS with approval by Congress. RandySF Yesterday #33

Maybe Rubio Polybius Yesterday #36

His mentor, Peter Thiel. Deuxcents Yesterday #37