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WORLD WAR III Title: CNN: Assassinating Trump Could Keep Obama Administration in Power (I posted this article this am on FR and was kicked off the site!) As the nation prepares for the peaceful transfer of power on Inauguration Day, CNN is dreaming up scenarios whereby the Obama administration can keep power if President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence were blown up as they prepared to take to oath of office. On the Wednesday, January 18 broadcast of CNNs The Situation Room, host Wolf Blitzer aired a segment with a chyron featuring the headline Developing Now. During that developing segment, Blitzer and correspondent Brian Todd discussed what would happen if the unthinkable occurred on January 20. Blitzer introduced the segment, saying, What if an incoming president and his immediate successors were wiped out on day one? and from there, CNN contributor Brian Todd took over to outline the line of succession if an attack blew up the inaugural dais, killing both Trump and Pence. The upshot was that in the case of both heads of state being killed, the Secretary of State would take over. Currently that man is Secretary of State John Kerry, But in case some objected because his office would also end as of noon on Inauguration Day, then it would be the Speaker of the House Republican Paul Ryan or even Obamas Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tom Shannon. The report also noted that the designated survivor appointed by the Obama administration could also become president in the case of a disaster. So, in CNNs analysis, most of the people who would take over in the worst-case scenario would keep the Obama administration in power, at least indirectly. So while most of the country is looking to enjoy the days events and waiting expectantly to hear what our new president will have to say for his first address as our leader, CNN is wondering what will happen if he is assassinated. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
#1. To: Homer Bohn (#0)
Whoa. Wait. You're going from "What if...?" in the (tasteless) CNN piece, to "It's gonna happen!" ? I certainly hope nothing like this happens.
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