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BumRushDaShow

(171,996 posts)
Wed May 13, 2026, 06:49 PM 4 hrs ago

Trump insider reveals where president left letter for Vance in case he gets assassinated

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 13 May 2026 17:04 EDT


A White House official has revealed that President Donald Trump has written Vice President JD Vance a letter in the event that he should be assassinated.

Sebastian Gorka, who has led the Trump administration’s counterterrorism strategy this term, said there were multiple “protocols” in place in the event that something happened to the president, including the existence of a personal message to the vice president.

“We have protocols, trust me. Not ones I can discuss, but we have protocols,” Gorka said, speaking to The New York Post podcast “Pod Force One” on Wednesday. “There is a letter in the drawer in the Resolute Desk that is addressed to the vice president should something happen to him,” Gorka said.

In January, Trump said he had left “very firm instructions” in the case that he should be assassinated by Iran, following death threats. “I’ve left notification… [that if] anything ever happens, we’re going to blow the – the whole country is going to get blown up,” the president told NewsNation. The president did not mention any letter he had written to Vance at the time.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-vance-letter-assassination-location-b2976122.html

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Polybius

(22,104 posts)
8. But no nasty, vicious insults on Truth Social like Trump does
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:09 PM
3 hrs ago

At least not on Trump's level.

purr-rat beauty

(1,411 posts)
3. He's dying to read it
Wed May 13, 2026, 07:19 PM
3 hrs ago

I'm sure it's just another Maga rally tirade complete with conspiracy and inflated grievances

Fiendish Thingy

(23,986 posts)
6. Now that's downright hilarious
Wed May 13, 2026, 07:53 PM
3 hrs ago

Trump thinks Vance would be bound by Trump’s protocols-from-beyond-the-grave!

Vance wouldn’t even have to read the letter, but if he did, he could still say, “fuck that shit, I’m the boss now”.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,859 posts)
7. He left the letter between the couch cushions where he's sure Vance will find it.
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:06 PM
3 hrs ago

They've also got "Snake Plissken" on standby in case he's needed.

Wonder Why

(7,216 posts)
11. Dear stupid, I hope you don't be as dumb as president as you were as VP. And learn how to steal like i have been doing
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:21 PM
1 hr ago

all my life. You're following the best grifter, war criminal, pedophile, rapist, bigoted and lowest-life all-around guy so act like you are entitled to it.

By the way, the stupid MAGAts don't like you and won't follow you like they followed me so watch your back as I've seen to it that they can all be armed to the hilt, even the insane ones. In fact, your so disliked by everyone for being dumb, you might as well quit while you still have a job.

I hope you know that I only picked you as my running mate because I knew you were dumber than a door nail and would do everything I told you to do. You'll make a great slave one day. And remember that when your wife has had enough of you and puts that axe through the back of your head and tells everyone you were acting suicidal and carried it out, people will believe her.

Nobody is afraid of you like they are afraid of me. That means your cabinet will be located in a room where they will lock you up in it.

Lastly, after I am gone, I have ordered my minions to release the "Easy-Boy Files" with pictures of you and your couches going full blast.

King Donald I

Aussie105

(8,152 posts)
12. I shall refrain from making up an 'only to be opened after my death' letter from Trump.
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:15 PM
1 hr ago

But I'm tempted!

Bigly tempted!

FakeNoose

(42,316 posts)
13. Why would Iran want to assassinate him?
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:16 PM
1 hr ago

Seriously, Chump is making things easy for Iran, and I'm sure they're hoping he stays in the White House for another term.

Prairie Gates

(8,458 posts)
14. Anyone who believes a single word of this story is an idiot
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:19 PM
57 min ago

There was no letter. The whole thing is made up.

Why are we entertaining this right-wing nonsense?

Maru Kitteh

(31,978 posts)
16. This sounds utterly contrived. Like he would spend time on that.
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:41 PM
35 min ago

Please.


This is from some team of junior staffers tasked with making that obscene orange blob seem “human.”


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