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Who Becomes President After the President and Vice President?
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Who Becomes President After the President and Vice President?

The presidential line of succession is longer than you might think.
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The current order of presidential succession in the United States is:

Vice President

Speaker of the House

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

Secretary of State

Secretary of the Treasury

Secretary of Defense

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Attorney General

Secretary of the Interior

Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of Commerce

Secretary of Labor

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Secretary of Transportation

Secretary of Energy

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Secretary of Homeland Security

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