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President of the United States, Donald Trump
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, can temporarily cede his powers to his deputy, Mike Pence, in case he is no longer in a position to run the country, similar to what happened with two former presidents of the United States, which is regulated by the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
This amendment was approved in 1967 after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and details in four paragraphs measures for the transfer of executive powers in the event of resignation, death, removal or temporary incapacity of the resident of the White House.
The same can apply to Donald Trump, who was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 and quarantined, in case his health deteriorated more than a month before the presidential election.
Under the third paragraph of the amendment, the President must convey to the Acting President of the Senate, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, “his written statement of his inability to carry out the powers and duties of his position “.
And it adds the paragraph: “Until a statement to the contrary is communicated to them in writing, the vice president will assume these powers and duties as interim President of the Republic.”
Ronald Reagan used this paragraph in 1985, as did George W. Bush in 2002 and 2007. Later, the two presidents underwent operations under full anesthesia.
In the wake of the assassination attempt in 1981, Reagan was seriously injured and prepared a letter based on the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, but did not send it to Congress.
According to the fourth paragraph, which has not been used previously, if the president is physically incapacitated and refuses to relinquish power, the vice president and most of the senior officials in the executive ministries inform the two heads of Congress in writing that the President is unable to perform his duties.
Then it is up to Congress to make a decision by voting with a two-thirds majority in both houses.
Former Deputy FBI Director Andor McCabe confirmed in February 2019 that he had discussed the possibility of using Amendment 25 with Rod Rosenstein, who was then Deputy Attorney General, shortly after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017.
