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Showing Original Post only (View all)Donald Trump Promises Caution For His, Pence's Health So Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Serve As President [View all]
Donald Trump has reportedly implemented some additional precautions in the White House, including asking staffers to start wearing masks. Now he says that he and Vice President Mike Pence will take extra care not to catch the virus, after seeing a tweet explaining that Nancy Pelosi would be third in line to serve as President in the event that COVID-19 (or anything else) forced a succession.A Just The News piece tweeted Monday afternoon garnered a response from President Trump. The article lays out the lines of presidential succession under current law. In short, if Trump and Pence were both rendered unable to serve, the next person in line to fill the role until a new election would be Nancy Pelosi. Trump is no fan of Pelosi, who he has called crazy and nervous, saying theres something wrong with her upstairs, accusing her of staging impeachment as a hoax, and generally implying shes anti-American, incompetent, and engaging in dirty politics.
A tweet of the article explaining how presidential succession works must have caught Trumps eye Tuesday morning, because he retweeted it, along with a response promising to protect his health to avoid an eventuality in which Pelosi held presidential power.
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The amount of activity at the White House makes transmission a high risk, if precautions arent being taken. Though everyone who comes into contact with Trump is tested for SARS-CoV-2, the rapid tests that give results in minutes instead of days have a high rate of false negatives. With implementation of masks, Trump appears to be taking more care regarding the health of White House occupants. With Nancy Pelosis hypothetical occupation of the White House dangled before him, though, hes now offered a public promise to be very careful indeed.
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Methinks the Donald is scared 'spitless'. He's scared!
Nancy!
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Donald Trump Promises Caution For His, Pence's Health So Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Serve As President [View all]
sheshe2
May 2020
OP
I know the businesses/executives are scared of his petty vengefullness, but I cannot
RockRaven
May 2020
#13
Also implying that there's something wrong with her upstairs. Major projection there.
SammyWinstonJack
May 2020
#25
he and Vice President Mike Pence will take extra care not to catch the virus, after seeing a tweet
babylonsister
May 2020
#18