Could Nikki Haley be a Republican firewall

[Mme. Defarge]

against the possibility of a President Pelosi?

If Pence is compromised along with Trump, would removing Pence as VP and installing Haley before a Senate trial allow Republicans to vote to remove Trump while protecting his base?

Could that explain her recent and bizarre defense of Trump?

[dewsgirl]

1. Well, yes of course. Can't blame them, I imagine we

would do the same.

[wishstar]

2. Definite possibility or else she is aiming for another high position in the Trump Administration

Maybe she thinks Pompeo is vulnerable or planning to resign and she can become Sec of State to enhance her resume

[tableturner]

3. Takes a majority of both houses....Democrats would block that.

[unblock]

4. there is extremely little chance of a pelosi presidency

even if both donnie and pence are removed, republicans (whose cooperation we need) would never agree to remove them both at the same time. they would remove one, the other would nominate a new (republican) vice-president, the senate would confirm them, then the other would be removed, making the new republican the new president.

same way ford became president.

republicans don't need to defend anyone to do this, they just have to refuse to hand over the white house to a democrat voluntarily.

the only way we're getting a president pelosi is if both donnie and pence die at the same time or nearly so, or if one of them is removed and the other one dies before a replacement if confirmed.

very, very unlikely.


no, they're defending donnie because republicans think their misplaced loyalty the their party and its head is the highest virtue and far outweighs any allegiance to the law or the constitution or the people of america.

[tableturner]

13. Wrong.....both houses must confirm...not just the Senate....will end up deadlocked.

[unblock]

14. Sorry, you are correct.

Point is, republicans maaaaay get rid of one of donnie/pence, but they'll never get rid of the second one unless and until a new Republican veep is confirmed.

And yes, a deadlock seems likely.

[Blue_true]

16. If it is deadlocked, wouldn't the default to break the deadlock be Pelosi?

My guess is we would see a "unity" government, Pelosi and the Senate Pro Tempre (who is a republican).

[tableturner]

17. By deadlocked I mean deadlocked between the GOP run Senate and the Democratic run House.

Neither will let the other choose replacements. So if Trump is removed, leaving Pence as President, and given that Pence is implicated and facing impeachment, how could they agree on a person who would be president if Pence were to go?

First, the GOP Senate would not let Pence be removed in this circumstance, obviating any chance of Pelosi becoming president. Second, it would be impossible for the House and Senate to agree on a new VP/president. That would result in the deadlock to which I was referring. As a consequence of all of this, Pence would most likely remain as a caretaker president until the soon-to-be new president would eventually take over.

[Iwasthere]

5. He is not legitimate

The 2016 election was proven to be tampered with. And the 2020 is already being messed with in the open. Bizzaro world! Shiff is now going to prove things on live tv that trump has already admitted to doing. Panama is beckoning

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. A president can't remove a VP because the VP was elected.

The only way Pence could be replaced is if he's taken off the 2020 ticket.

[TwilightZone]

15. Correct. Or he resigns.

In which case the House likely would not approve of his replacement.

[OnDoutside]

7. Possible, however how does she run for President having said what she just said ? It's bizarre.

[Salviati]

8. A new VP can't be confirmed without congressional approval

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. A president can't fire a vice president so that's not even an issue.

If Mike Pants were also impeached his replacement would have to be confirmed, but Fat Nixon can't fire him. All he can do is put someone else on the 2020 ticket but that obviously would not require congressional approval.

[Salviati]

10. Also true

And not having him on the ticket would present an interesting risk. If trump declines to keep him on the ticket, how willing do you think pence would be to pardon the MF'er if things go as south for him as we all hope?

[NCLefty]

11. Does GOP even like her? She got elected in SC only.

She's going to have to start spinning out some heavy conspiracy theories if she expects THIS Republican party to get on board with her. They have standards!

[Generic Brad]

12. She acts more like she just watched the entire series "Veep"

I think she has modeled her public personae off of Julia Louise-Dreyfus' character. It is like a Machiavillian road map to the presidency.