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NikolaiFyodorov · 417 days ago · link · · parent · post: Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker in historic vote
Say Biden dies. Between now and the 2024 election. Harris becomes President. How long does it take to appoint a V-P under her? During that interval, the House Speaker is America's 2IC, right? So whatever even more extremist RWNJ the GOP appoints to replace McCarthy is literally one bullet away from becoming President? Edit. Also, the next couple of months would be a really bad time for everybody if China decided now's the time to rattle the sabre in the South China Sea or (God help us) blockade Taiwan.