Who would run the US empire until the new President is elected and sworn in?

    • Wertheimer [any]
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      5 months ago

      Are we sure it's Blinken? What if it's Jake Sullivan?

        • Wertheimer [any]
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          5 months ago

          Whereas this essay co-written by Sullivan is from a more unrecognizable world where "One does not need to be naive about the nature of the regime in Tehran to believe it is no longer wise or necessary for the United States to remain indefinitely just shy of war with Iran."

          I was mostly wondering who does the whispering in Biden's ear while Blinken's off rocking in the free world.

    • PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org
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      5 months ago

      Maybe this is liberal brainrot, but Blinken is currently 4th in line for the "throne" after Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson, and Patty Murray. If Biden dies, resigns, or otherwise can't do President stuff, Kamala's next. None of the other three seem to have the kinds of medical problems that Biden has, so they'd probably finish out his term.