President Donald Trump, at the end of an uncharacteristically inactive day on Twitter and just ahead of his departure to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for observation and continuing treatment after contracting the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19, recorded a video message providing an update on his condition.
With President Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19, it’s worth looking at how the presidential line of succession is currently set in U.S. law — and whether Trump could get replaced on the ballot with Election Day just over a month away.