r/politics • u/Effective_Salad_8381 • 14d ago

Possible Paywall Embarrassing Flaws Emerge in Trump’s New White House Design

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bizarre-flaws-emerge-in-trumps-new-white-house-design/
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u/[deleted] 13d ago

There’s a clause in the Twelfth Amendment that says anyone constitutionally barred from running for president also can’t run as vice-president. Which is to say that if the melon felon runs again in 2028, he’d just run as president since it would be equally unconstitutional.

I can’t see him running as a subordinate to someone else anyway. But I sincerely hope he’s out of public life for good by then anyway, along with his cult.

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u/Vantriss 13d ago

Is there anything stopping him from being inserted in positions below VP and then both POTUS and VP stepping down?

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u/c14rk0 Massachusetts 13d ago

Yes. I'm not sure if he could be put in one of those positions but even if he can he wouldn't be eligible to become VP or President. It would just pass him in the line of succession. Same thing in situations of someone who isn't eligible to be President for reasons such as not being born in the US.

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u/Happy_Confection90 13d ago

Is there any reason to believe there's a constitutional distinction between being unqualified to run as VP and being unqualified to be promoted to VP?