If Donald Trump were impeached and removed from office, the Vice President would become President according to the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment explicitly states that in the case of removal, death, or resignation of the President, the Vice President assumes the presidency automatically
. Currently, the Vice President is the first in the presidential line of succession, followed by the Speaker of the House, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and then the Cabinet members in a specific order defined by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947
. In summary:
- Upon Trump's removal by impeachment and conviction, Vice President Mike Pence (or the sitting Vice President at that time) would become President immediately
- If for some reason the Vice President could not assume the presidency, the next in line would be the Speaker of the House, followed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, and then Cabinet members in order of their department's creation
This constitutional process ensures continuity of government leadership in the event a president is removed from office.
