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JonLP24

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Thu Jul 30, 2020, 12:58 PM Jul 2020

'President Pelosi' Trends on Twitter After Donald Trump Suggests Delaying the Election [View all]

President Donald Trump has suggested delaying the election due to his voiced concerns over mail-in ballots, and in the wake of his comments, "President Pelosi" trended on Twitter Thursday morning. In a tweet, Trump offered the idea, writing, "With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???"

Following Trump's tweet, many began to point out that a presidential term only lasts for four years — regardless of whether an election is delayed — and that Trump and his administration would be out on Jan. 20, 2021. In this situation, with the absence of a president and vice president, the Speaker of the House would become president. The current House Speaker is Nancy Pelosi, who is a Democrat from California. This idea has had people talking all over Twitter. Scroll down to see what they're saying.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/popculture.com/trending/amp/news/president-pelosi-trends-twitter-donald-trump-suggests-delaying-election/

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That's how it's done wryter2000 Jul 2020 #1
President Pelosi I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #2
+1000 Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #3
he isn't rational anymore just simply desperate Roc2020 Jul 2020 #4
Love it. K&R crickets Jul 2020 #5
It wouldn't be President Pelosi. patphil Jul 2020 #6
After January 3rd disambiguation Jul 2020 #7
To play along here, any Democratic majority in that scenario may be fleeting. tritsofme Jul 2020 #12
No matter who's right in this sub-thread, it's clear that the actual outcome would be total chaos. Towlie Jul 2020 #23
The "technical majority" would pass new Senate Rules by a majority vote grantcart Jul 2020 #27
The Senate is a continuing body. Absent a new organizing resolution tritsofme Jul 2020 #28
The Senate is not now, nor has it ever been "a continuing body" a common misconception grantcart Jul 2020 #29
The Senate is most certainly a continuing body. tritsofme Jul 2020 #33
It is astonishing that people become so invested in defending facts that can be found easily grantcart Aug 2020 #35
Real world examples are illustrative. Following the 2002 election, Republicans retook the Senate tritsofme Aug 2020 #36
Checking the actual Senator resolution I find that your rendering of the term of President Pro Tem grantcart Aug 2020 #37
There WILL be an election. Trump may challenge the result of the Presidential votes in a lawsuit louzke9 Jul 2020 #8
She is still Speaker until a new Speaker is chosen dansolo Jul 2020 #19
Incorrect. She is the Speaker of the 116th Congress. grantcart Jul 2020 #30
CA would still have an election and Pelosi would have been reelected Tumbulu Jul 2020 #21
Patphil, I agree only that on Jan 3 we'd see high drama in Hortensis Jul 2020 #25
And, here's a tweet for those who want to Rt.. Cha Jul 2020 #9
Eugene Gu, MD should delete that because it's wrong. Mariana Jul 2020 #10
Oh dear.. :( I guess he didn't think of that.. So who would Cha Jul 2020 #11
President pro tempore of the Senate is next. Mariana Jul 2020 #13
Thanks. Depressing. Cha Jul 2020 #14
President Patrick Leahy GigiLeigh Jul 2020 #15
Interesting article, thanks for posting, and welcome to DU! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #16
I see that, first time poster.. You did great, GigiLeigh! Cha Jul 2020 #17
Thanks. Glad to be here! GigiLeigh Jul 2020 #18
I'm glad he's not 1/10th the genius he thinks he is. marble falls Jul 2020 #24
One TENTH?? AZ8theist Jul 2020 #32
The Speaker isn't required to be a member dansolo Jul 2020 #20
Plus if CA has its election Speaker Pelosi will be relected Tumbulu Jul 2020 #22
Thanks, I was wondering about that.. why would states Cha Jul 2020 #31
K&R UTUSN Jul 2020 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author marie999 Aug 2020 #34
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