Top Republicans have come under fire for disregarding CDC guidelines to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
. And after Trump's positive test and quarantine, the campaign didn't quit in-person events.
In an interview Friday morning with the Hugh Hewitt Show, Pompeo said he has never had any concerns about Trump's fitness for duty. "None," he said when Hewitt asked if he'd ever had a moment of doubt about whether Trump was fully in charge. Under the 25th Amendment, the president could notify House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Senate majority's senior member, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, that he is unable to function, transferring power to Vice President Mike Pence until the president indicates he is able to return.
In an extreme circumstance, if the president were to die from the virus, Pence is first in line to succeed him, as established by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. Pelosi is second, followed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, a title held by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.Democrats pitch bill on presidential succession commission, citing Trump's COVID diagnosis
There is no mechanism, however, that establishes procedure should both Trump and Pence become incapacitated and unable to serve, but do not die, Ornstein said. The chance of that happening is not very high, but the pandemic has resurfaced concerns over gaps in procedure raised by some legal scholars.
Following are the list of people in the line of succession and details about how they are dealing with the risks of COVID-19.Pence, 61, says he has tested negative for COVID-19. He continued to travel and hold campaign events after Trump tested positive, and said he had not been considered in close contact with the president to be considered a risk of being exposed. He participated in the vice presidential debate with Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.
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