The Very Real Problem of Both Trump and Pence Getting COVID-19 at the Same Time
When President Donald Trump’s valet and Vice President Mike Pence’s spokesperson tested positive for the coronavirus last week, it was unnerving on many levels. One is legal: If Trump and Pence were incapacitated by COVID-19 simultaneously, the result could be a full-scale constitutional meltdown.
The good news is that passing a new statute could eliminate this risk. The bad news is that Congress—not known for being proactive—would have to act now, before there is a problem.
[Joshua Matz: The coronavirus is testing America’s commitment to people’s constitutional rights]
The potential for trouble is much lower if the president alone gets sick; the Twenty-Fifth Amendment could handle the situation smoothly. A president racked with pain and struggling
