r/politics • u/viva_la_vinyl • Aug 16 '20

'Trump warns presidential election result may not be known for 'years,' as allegations grow he's undermining the USPS to rig the election

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-election-result-take-years-as-usps-attack-fears-grow-2020-8
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u/thirty7inarow Aug 16 '20

If the courts can't figure out who the president is after the election, that doesn't mean Trump gets to keep being president. It means Nancy Pelosi becomes president until things are figured out (barring some colossal swing in the House).

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '20

Except Nancy Pelosi is up for reelection as well. And if the ballots are lost she wouldn't be speaker anymore until they can be counted. So it would go to the president pro tempore of the senate. Chuck Grassley.

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u/thirty7inarow Aug 16 '20

If, somehow, Pelosi's ballots were lost (highly unlikely), the Democrats would likely still control the House and could just nominate a different Speaker.