Thanks to the intellectual bankruptcy of the republicunt party and the spinelessness of the senate this is the order of succession.
1
Vice President
Mike Pence ®
2
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Paul Ryan ®
3
President pro tempore of the Senate
Orrin Hatch ®
4
Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson ®
5
Secretary of the Treasury
Steven Mnuchin ®
6
Secretary of Defense
James Mattis (I)
7
Attorney General
Jeff Sessions ®
8
Secretary of the Interior
Ryan Zinke ®
9
Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue ®
10
Secretary of Commerce
Wilbur Ross ®
11
Secretary of Labor
Alexander Acosta ®
12
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Tom Price ®
13
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Ben Carson ®
–
Secretary of Transportation
Elaine Chao ®[a]
14
Secretary of Energy
Rick Perry ®
15
Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos ®
16
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
David Shulkin (I)
17
Secretary of Homeland Security
John F. Kelly (I)
a - Not a natural-born citizen (acquired U.S. citizenship by naturalization)
and thus ineligible for the Presidency.
No winners and a whole lot of fucking losers.
1
Vice President
Mike Pence ®
2
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Paul Ryan ®
3
President pro tempore of the Senate
Orrin Hatch ®
4
Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson ®
5
Secretary of the Treasury
Steven Mnuchin ®
6
Secretary of Defense
James Mattis (I)
7
Attorney General
Jeff Sessions ®
8
Secretary of the Interior
Ryan Zinke ®
9
Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue ®
10
Secretary of Commerce
Wilbur Ross ®
11
Secretary of Labor
Alexander Acosta ®
12
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Tom Price ®
13
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Ben Carson ®
–
Secretary of Transportation
Elaine Chao ®[a]
14
Secretary of Energy
Rick Perry ®
15
Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos ®
16
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
David Shulkin (I)
17
Secretary of Homeland Security
John F. Kelly (I)
a - Not a natural-born citizen (acquired U.S. citizenship by naturalization)
and thus ineligible for the Presidency.
No winners and a whole lot of fucking losers.
