There have been many such incidents in America where the Vice President took over as President and acted like the President for the remaining term. If you have seen the series “House of Cards” you can understand this very well, but is it also possible that even after the election victory, Donald Trump will not sit in the presidential chair and JD Weiss can be seen in it?

In fact, every election in America in which a new president is elected, the vice president is automatically elected as well. In America, the vice president is chosen by the presidential candidate, but in reality his election depends on the victory or defeat of the president. So this is a person who, in a sense, occupies the number two position in the country without taking part in an election.

How old is Trump?
Whenever someone wins the office of President in America, there is a joke that he will remain safe for the next 75 days i.e. until January 20th and will not be able to take the oath of office. This is certainly a joke, but it is also a serious matter.

JD Vance becomes America’s youngest vice president. His oath will also be taken on January 20th. (Reuters)

What is the lame duck period?
Donald Trump is 78 years and 4 months old. When current President Joe Biden took office four years ago, he was 77 years old. At this age, anything can happen at any time. There are 75 days between the election victory of a president and the subsequent swearing in of office. It’s called Lame Duck.

What is America celebrating during this time?
This is a strange time. All of America is celebrating that the president-elect is safe in every way during this lame-duck period. The same applies to Donald Trump, but if something happens to him during this period or he enters a state that he cannot handle due to a health condition, Vice President JD Vance will be sworn in as president. Will be provided.

If the President-elect of the United States dies or becomes incapacitated before his inauguration due to attack or other causes, there are protocols in place to deal with the situation, although this is rare. Has never happened in modern history.

Then the vice president becomes president
Then the vice president becomes president. If the President-elect dies before the presidential oath of office on Inauguration Day, i.e., Election Day, i.e. January 20, the Vice President-elect will be sworn in as President on January 20.

If the president-elect dies after the Electoral College vote, the process becomes more complicated. Congress can then confirm the elected vice president as the new president or make other arrangements.

This has happened many times
In America, the vice president often became president under special circumstances. Usually when the current president is unable to remain in office. This has happened nine times in American history. Most of these occurred due to the president’s death and one due to his resignation.

Harrison was only able to remain president for 32 days and then died.
William Henry Harrison (1841): Died of illness after only 31 days in office. William Henry Harrison was an American military officer and the ninth President of the United States, the oldest elected president of his time. His term was the shortest in American presidential history. After him, Vice President John Tyler became president and served as president for the entire next term.

Likewise other presidents
– Zachary Taylor (1850): He died of illness and Vice President Millard Fillmore took over
– Abraham Lincoln (1865): He was assassinated. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency.
– James A. Garfield (1881): He was assassinated and succeeded Vice President Chester A. Arthur became president.
– William McKinley (1901): He was murdered. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt took office.
– Warren G. Harding (1923): Died of a heart attack. Vice President Calvin Coolidge replaced him.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt (1945): Died of illness. Vice President Harry S. Truman became president.
– John F. Kennedy (1963): He was assassinated. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson took office.

Although Nixon resigned, the vice president won the lottery.
Richard Nixon (1974) resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vice President Gerald Ford became president. Ford’s example is unique because he was not elected president or vice president. In fact, Vice President-elect Spiro Agnew also resigned when he was appointed vice president under the 25th Amendment.

Then the vice president fills this top position
The 25th Amendment of 1967 allows the president to temporarily transfer power to the vice president if he or she is unable to perform his or her duties, such as during a medical procedure. For example, George W. Bush briefly transferred power to Vice President Dick Cheney during medical procedures in 2002 and 2007. These were temporary and Bush then took power again.

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