Trump Keeps 1 Succession Letter for Vance as Threats Follow Recent Assassination Attempt
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Updated · Fox News · May 13
Trump Keeps 1 Succession Letter for Vance as Threats Follow Recent Assassination Attempt
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13
Sebastian Gorka said Trump keeps a letter in the Resolute Desk addressed to Vice President JD Vance with instructions if the president is killed.
The disclosure comes after repeated threats against Trump, including an attempted assassination weeks ago at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that intensified security concerns.
A White House spokesperson did not confirm the letter directly, instead pointing to Trump’s January remarks that he had “very firm instructions” if Iran were to take him out.
Under the Constitution and the 1947 Presidential Succession Act, Vance is first in line to the presidency, followed by the House speaker, the Senate president pro tempore and eligible Cabinet officials.
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