What is the order of succession for the presidency if something should happen to the president?

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What is the order of succession for the presidency if something should happen to the president?

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Moriah Delgado · Answer 1

1 - President of the United States

2 - Vice-President of the United States

3 - Speaker of the House of Representatives

4 - President of the Senate Pro Tempore (becomes VP when Speaker becomes President) (Cabinet Secretaries in Order of Post's Creation

5 - Secretary of State

6 - Secretary of the Treasury

7 - Secretary of Defense8 - Attorney General

9, - Remaining Cabinet Secretaries