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Trump Assassination Bombshell: Prez Left Letter With Instructions for Veep JD Vance 'If He's Killed During China Trip'

Sebastian Gorka said the note reflects heightened security concerns as Trump travels abroad after multiple publicly known assassination attempts.

  • On Wednesday, senior White House counterterrorism official Sebastian Gorka revealed that President Donald Trump keeps a letter in the Resolute Desk addressed to Vice President JD Vance outlining succession instructions if the president is assassinated.
  • Gorka disclosed the letter during a 'Pod Force One' podcast interview while President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, amid heightened security concerns regarding the president's international travel.
  • Host Miranda Devine voiced concerns that China could use 'sneaky' tactics to harm the president, prompting Gorka to reply, 'We have protocols, trust me. Not ones I can discuss, but we have protocols.'
  • Trump has survived three publicly known assassination attempts in less than two years, including incidents in Butler, Pennsylvania; West Palm Beach, Florida; and a disrupted plot at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington.
  • The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishes a clear chain of command if the president is incapacitated or killed, with the vice president immediately becoming acting president as has occurred four times in history.
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The White House revealed Trump's instructions for a potential successor. US President Donald Trump left instructions for Vice President J.D. Vance in case something happens to him and Vance becomes his successor. White House spokesman Sebastian Gorka revealed this on the Pod Force One podcast, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Fox News. Read also: Xi Jinping warned Trump of a conflict between the US and China, but on one condition. According to G…

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