Dr. On CNN Says Pelosi Needs To Quarantine

[sfstaxprep]

He says that it's possible Both the "president" and "vice-president" have the virus, and the line of succession needs to remain intact.

[idziak4ever1234]

1. This is turning into a bad novel. Anything is possible in 2020.

[Baclava]

35. 2020 The End is Nigh. The Rapture Ready crowds are on high alert, Signs and Portents!

Fires, storms, plague, locusts, war in the streets, pure chaos, pretty sure I saw a report of a two-headed calf being born too

[cstanleytech]

40. Two headed calves are not exactly new though and occur every so often.

Now if they start speaking as soon as they are born is when you need to start worrying.

[Crunchy Frog]

44. I'm starting to root for the giant asteroid.

[Cha]

48. lol oh god

[C_U_L8R]

2. Good idea. Best to stay safe and healthy.

Business can be conducted virtually

[Retrograde]

3. I thought they weren't meeting with Pelosi

although I suppose Mnuchin could be infected

[Iggo]

6. She's next in line. It's a precaution.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Don't think because of contact - just succession? But you

are right. If dipshit has it, anyone he was around.

Biden? Noooooooo

[Blue_playwright]

4. Wow...

... that’s a horrendous thought. Not Pelosi as President - that rocks. But Just the blowback and chaos if they both kicked the bucket.

[regnaD kciN]

18. If Trump and Pence both died from COVID...

...you'd expect that every Trumper in the country would claim they were deliberately poisoned by liberals via germ warfare, and call for an armed uprising against this "coup."

[aggiesal]

32. You just know that if Pendejo45 gets really sick and ...

Pence is sick as well, the (R)'s will ask Pence to step down and be replace by someone healthy.

(R)'s will never let it get to Pelosi, damn the Constitution would be their thought.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. This is holy shit time. Yes, Pelosi needs to be protected, just heard that. nt

[tanyev]

7. Stay safe, Madame Speaker!

[genxlib]

8. Who are we kidding

If there was a microseconds difference between the president and VP death, they would just shout Beetlejuice three times to make sure someone appropriately evil was in line ahead of her.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. Who's next? Stoyer? Protect them all

[tritsofme]

14. Next in line is 87 year old Chuck Grassley, president pro-tempore of the Senate

Then:

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin
Defense Secretary Mark Esper
AG Bill Barr

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

[sfstaxprep]

16. So We Could End Up With President Barr?

Then we know the republic is done for.

[Grokenstein]

27. Multiple foreign objects would enter his cranium in rapid succession before that happened.

[aggiesal]

34. Dis-Barr is not an elected official so I don't believe he would be ...

in any line of succession.

I maybe wrong, I'm curious to find out.

[tritsofme]

36. That's not correct.

[aggiesal]

37. Just looked it up ...

It looks like after the first 3 in the line of succession then it goes to cabinet members.
Neither that have been elected.

[tritsofme]

12. A new VP must be confirmed by both House and Senate.

[regnaD kciN]

19. It would be damn near impossible...

If Trump passed away, President Pence (shudder) would be empowered to name a new VP, but, under the 25th Amendment, that nominee would have to be confirmed by both chambers of Congress, not just the Senate. Democrats could block whoever they didn't like.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

39. Realistically, that'd mean somebody like Huntsman or maybe Romney

Conceivably Manchin

[reggaehead]

42. Wouldn't work

A new VP has to be confirmed by both houses of Congress

[thinkingagain]

10. Well here's a what if question

While acting as president in trumps place and pences place because they both are hospitalized on ventilators.
Can she change the Supreme Court pick?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Lol. Gotta be a half-moderate to get thru senate

[greblach]

22. Merrick Garland

Like Merrick Garland?

[calimary]

30. Welcome to DU, greblach!

I like it!

He's OWED!

[sfstaxprep]

46. He's Been A Member Since June 2015 nt

[calimary]

47. Noticed the low post count.

Nevertheless, glad he’s here!

[tritsofme]

17. There is nothing that would prevent the acting president from withdrawing

the current nominee.

[KS Toronado]

24. If Nancy said Merrick Garland's name, Moscow Mitch would scream "Not this close to an election"

[Blue Owl]

15. You just know 2020's gonna end in the most spectacularly unexpected way

[wnylib]

26. The most bizarre year I have experienced

in my 71 years.

Trevor Noah says that 2020 made him decide not to celebrate a New Year again until he knows what's in store.

[SergeStorms]

33. Same here.

Strange year in every way possible. I hope I never see another one like it.

[mountain grammy]

20. I'm gonna dream about this

Just for a minute or two..

[Inkey]

21. Coronapalooza tour is now cancelled!

[flibbitygiblets]

25. 🤣 Welcome to DU

[Inkey]

28. Thank You!

[NotASurfer]

23. This is veering into Designated Survivor territory

By all means, make that bubble around Speaker Pelosi a little bigger, just as a precaution.

And Senator Harris, just as a precaution. We're going to have to model appropriate Presidential behavior because the model in the White House is so inappropriate

[BadgerMom]

29. If that happened, I'd go back to church.

[SergeStorms]

31. Holy shit.

I'm not a praying man, but jebus......

[PatrickforO]

38. Goddamn right it does!

Good point.

[BainsBane]

41. President Pelosi

I like the sound of that.

[catbyte]

43. ...

[AlexSFCA]

45. I can't sleep cause of excitement!!