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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: Linda on January 19, 2017, 07:34:52 PM
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As the Rest of America Prays for Peace, CNN Says Assassinating Trump at Inauguration Could Keep Obama Admin. In Power
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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 CNN’s 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 Obama’s Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tom Shannon.
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Someone has been watching TV. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5296406/
Designated Survivor (2016– )
A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Creator: David Guggenheim
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Natascha McElhone[/quote
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You think that's where they got the idea from?
I watched that show a few times...They blew up the capital building when everyone was there except the "Designated Survivor".
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Could be. I had never even heard the term before the TV show came out. I only knew about the normal Pres, VP, Speaker thing.
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CNN. Nuff said. :mental: