if Trump were to die at Walter Reed hospital, how long would it be until they'd tell us?

[Earthshine2]

For him to have gotten so sick, so fast, he must have taken in quite a large viral load.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. As long as they can pull off some sort of Weekend at Bernie's bit,

or even Monty Python's Dead Parrot sketch.

[catrose]

12. I've been thinking of Weekend at Bernie's since Thursday.

[octoberlib]

2. It'd leak. His admin is a sieve.

[marie999]

3. All anyone has to do is follow Pence. He has to be sworn in as soon as possible.

[IggleDuer]

8. He's going out of town, campaigning

N/T

[Retrograde]

16. Pence becomes president immediately

Swearing him in is a formality to assure the public that there is a smooth transition, as was the case with LBJ. Now, the question is, when will Pence be informed? And what's the status of any so-called executive orders issued between Trump's death and when Pence is notified?

[Generic Brad]

4. The leaks would come immediately

No way that could be hidden from our press Corp.

[kurtcagle]

5. My worry

is that Trump goes into an induced coma after intubation and doesn't authorize Pence (cf. Herman Cain). I can see a battle royale as the Trump family and Pence's "coalition" vie for power and whether to invoke 25/4.

[lpbk2713]

6. It wouldn't take long.

The Washington Press Corps vets would see the flurry of activity around the
White House and The Capitol. And wherever Pence and Pelosi happen to be.

[bif]

7. C'mon, this isn't Russia. Oh, wait...

[Loge23]

9. As long as it takes to script the funeral.

It would be the "greatest funeral in the history of the world".
...and it would send me into an interminable celebration mode.

[FakeNoose]

10. If this happens, Pence would already have been sworn in as POTUS

The 25th Amendment mandates that the VP would be sworn in as soon as the President becomes incapacitated. Even if it's only for a few hours or days, he still gets sworn in while Chump is on a vent or intubated, comatose, or under anesthesia.

If Pence is already sick (showing symptoms to Covid) then he's still sworn in unless he's unable to carry out the duties of POTUS. Nancy Pelosi would be next in line to be sworn in, but I'd expect the shit to really hit the fan if it ever got to that.

[lame54]

11. Depends on how many phoney vids and pics they have left

[soothsayer]

13. Where his body double?

[LuckyCharms]

14. 2 weeks. Like his healthcare plan.

[Retrograde]

15. How long will it take Jarvanka

and the rest of his inner circle to arrange flights to Russia, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, wherever?

Seriously, I expect more than a day, less than two. Keeping everyone at Walter Reed (or the White House) and the Secret Service quiet about it is not going to be easy.

[haele]

17. After they are caught holding auditions for Trump impersonators.

Ivanka and Melanie might be able to keep their mouths and twitter feeds quiet, but either Jr or Eric will spill the beans as soon as they get close to the potential replacement.

Dark glasses won't help, either, fake Melanie...

Haele

[Quixote1818]

18. NO WAY to keep his death out of the public for more than an hour or so. It would be leaked

from the medical staff right away.