{"id":534,"date":"2026-03-03T23:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fasstnews.com\/?p=534"},"modified":"2026-03-03T23:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:39:09","slug":"jd-vances-words-on-taking-over-as-president-if-trump-dies-resurface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fasstnews.com\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance\u2019s words on taking over as President if Trump dies resurface"},"content":{"rendered":"

JD Vance has commented on what would happen if Donald Trump were to die in office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Worldwide conflicts are intensifying, and global tensions continue to rise. Following the United States and Israel\u2019s coordinated strikes on Iran, many questions have surfaced about what comes next, and what would happen if an attack escalated further and\u00a0President Trump\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0life were threatened.<\/p>\n

In February 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at putting maximum pressure on Tehran, according to\u00a0CBS 42.\u00a0<\/a>The order granted the U.S. \u201call possible tools\u201d to engage with Iran\u2019s government. The President described the move as \u201cvery tough on Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also made clear that any attack on him would be met with complete annihilation: \u201cThey haven\u2019t done that, and that would be a terrible thing for them to do. Not because of me \u2014 if they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end. I\u2019ve left instructions; if they do it, they get obliterated, there won\u2019t be anything left. And, they shouldn\u2019t be able to do it,\u201d Trump said, according to\u00a0VT.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t think of better on-the-job training\u201d<\/h2>\n

A U.S. president dying in office is a scenario the White House meticulously plans for. In such an event,\u00a0Vice President JD Vance\u00a0<\/a>would assume the presidency. As the nation\u2019s second-in-command, it\u2019s a situation he has likely considered.<\/p>\n

Vance addressed the topic in an interview with\u00a0USA Today,\u00a0<\/a>saying he is ready to take over if a \u201cterrible tragedy\u201d were to occur: \u201cGod forbid, there\u2019s a terrible tragedy, I can\u2019t think of better on-the-job training than what I\u2019ve gotten over the last 200 days,\u201d he said, according to LadBible.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump has survived previous assassination attempts. The most serious occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a recent interview with ABC News, he addressed the prospect of a retaliatory attempt on his life: \u201cI got him before he got me,\u201d Trump told Jonathan Karl in a phone call late Sunday, according to\u00a0New York Post<\/a>. \u201cThey tried twice,\u201d he said, referring to previous attempts on his life. \u201cWell, I got him first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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