Present line of succession
Below is the current line of succession for the President of the United States:
1 Vice President -
Mike Pence (R)
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives -
Nancy Pelosi (D)
3 President Pro Tempore of the Senate -
Chuck Grassley (R)
4 Secretary of State -
Mike Pompeo (R)
5 Secretary of the Treasury -
Steven Mnuchin (R)
6 Secretary of Defense -
Mark Esper (R)
7 Attorney General -
William P. Barr (R)
8 Secretary of the Interior -
David Bernhardt (R)
9 Secretary of Agriculture -
Sonny Perdue (R)
10 Secretary of Commerce -
Wilbur Ross (R)
11 Secretary of Labor -
Eugene Scalia (R)
12 Secretary of Health and Human Services -
Alex Azar (R)
13 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development -
Ben Carson (R)
14 Secretary of Transportation -
Elaine Chao (R)
15 Secretary of Energy -
Rick Perry (R)
16 Secretary of Education -
Betsy DeVos (R)
17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs -
Robert Wilkie (R)
18 Secretary of Homeland Security
Kevin McAleenan (acting)
With the exception of Pelosi this is without a doubt the Scariest line of succession for the office of the President in the history of the US
Can you imagine Pence, Pompeo, Mnuchin, Barr, Ross, Carson or DeVos as President?