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struggle4progress

(124,373 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:27 PM Aug 30

JD Vance Says He's Ready to Take Over From Trump [View all]

Published Aug 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM EDT
Updated Aug 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM EDT
By Peter Aitken

Vice President JD Vance said this week he was ready to step into the Oval Office should a "terrible tragedy" befall President Donald Trump, and as speculation about the president's health went viral this week ...

https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-says-ready-presidency-trump-vp-succession-2122085

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JD Vance Says He's Ready to Take Over From Trump [View all] struggle4progress Aug 30 OP

Who isn't? GreenWave Aug 30 #1

rump Pictured Heading to Golf After Death Speculation struggle4progress Aug 30 #2

I read he's only playing nine holes Captain Zero Aug 30 #12

He looks like he's melting. marble falls Aug 30 #15

JD's planning to drop a house on him. TACO better get in the WH hidey-hole if there's a tornado in DC. marble falls Aug 30 #3

Relax! He's fine! struggle4progress Aug 30 #4

Because his extensive experience... buzzycrumbhunger Aug 30 #5

I bet he's got new couches already picked out. nt Xolodno Aug 30 #6

Keep talking about that, JD. Trump will love it! tanyev Aug 30 #7

Yes Trump cannot be too happy with this statement. Irish_Dem Aug 30 #8

Must be the powers behind the throne are setting things up for a transfer of power. Biophilic Aug 30 #9

Yes, Trump's talk of heaven and JD's statement have the feeing of a campaign to prepare the ground, as it were. Xavier Breath Aug 30 #16

Someone should convince him the 25th amendment is the only JI7 Aug 30 #10

And if he serves a day more than two years of TACO's term, Sofastainer will only be eligable for one more term. marble falls Aug 30 #17

He has the charisma of a wet moldy towel. JanMichael Aug 30 #11

I do believe all these so called secret meetings have been with the power brokers Bev54 Aug 30 #13

Tanned, rested and ready to step in, and with two (count them two) survivors of S.A. "White Genocide" to help him. usonian Aug 30 #14

Back to our regularly scheduled program: White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War LeftInTX Aug 30 #18

Trump wants to rebrand the Defense Department as the 'Department of War' LetMyPeopleVote Friday #22

It is still the Department of Defense LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #23

What does Rebl2 Aug 30 #19

He reminds me of Alexander Haig when Reagan was shot. no_hypocrisy Aug 30 #20

Will his first directive in office be to replace the Oval Office couch with a more seductive one? Ping Tung Aug 30 #21