Explainer: How Mike Pence could temporarily assume control if Trump becomes incapacitated


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  • Friday, 02 Oct 2020

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks, with White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows behind him, during a meeting with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (both not pictured) in the Capitol, in Washington, DC., U.S., September 29, 2020. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Like two U.S. presidents before him, Donald Trump could temporarily hand over power to his vice president should he become incapacitated, for example while undergoing a medical procedure as treatment for the coronavirus.

Trump said on Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was going into quarantine to begin the recovery process immediately.

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