Pomp and Circumstance

[alancia]

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE

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"Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him" - Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States

Chief Justice Roberts: Please raise your right hand and repeat after me: I, Michael Richard Pompeo, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Mike Pompeo: I, Michael Richard Pompeo, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me God.

Chief Justice Roberts: Congratulations, Mr. President.

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The inauguration of Mike Pompeo as the 49th President of the United States took place on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019, in the East Room of the White House (Washington D.C), following the resignation of his predecessor. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office.

This was the thirteenth extraordinary and non-scheduled inauguration to take place since the United States presidency was established in 1789, and the last one to take place during the American Constitutional Crisis of 2019. Pompeo was the first Secretary of State to ascend to the presidency without being elected to the office, and the fourth person to become President without being elected to either be President or Vice-President of the United States.

[alancia]

The End of the Trump Presidency

"The country's momentum has to be carried by the President. Not crazy Pelosi or Schumer. If the President stops, we all stop, and there would be very, very terrible consequences to America" - Donald Trump, May 2019

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Donald Trump, President of the United States 2017-2019

Immediately following the 2018 Midterm Elections, which saw the opposition Democratic Party regain control of the House of Representatives while the Republican Party (The party of the President) kept and expanded its Senate majority, there was no space for the end of Trump's term in power in the minds of the Administration, even if the Democrats had taken one chamber of Congress in a 235-199 Majority - with one district in North Carolina voided and vacated until August.

The rationale for this state of mind was that while the Democratic controlled House could initiate the process for the impeachment of President Trump, the 53-47 majority Republican controlled Senate would block all attempts to convict Donald Trump, which required the 'guilty' vote of at least 67 Senators in any of the charges against the President, and in any case there was no 'significant' evidence of any criminal doing by the Trump administration.

However, in early December of 2018, court filings by Robert Mueller - Special Councel for the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election - and the SDNY indicated that President Trump had directed his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to commit a felony crime. Despite the White House's denials, the event raised the discussion of Trump being involved in criminal activities to a further level.

Following the inauguration of the new Congress in January, the Democrat-controlled house quickly used its investigation powers against the Trump administration. The President's tax returns, which he refused to release in 2016, were quickly requested; although they were denied by Treasure Secretary Mnuchin - and the issue quickly devolved into a long and difficult court case.

In the Russia field, the House of Representatives - led by Rep. Adam Schiff - requested subpoenas to several individuals, including Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner (persons close to the White House), and the President's own son, Donald Trump Jr.

The investigation came to a head in mid to early May, when Robert Mueller released his final report, indicating that Donald Trump and his campaign had illegally cooperated with Russian officials since at least 2015. The charges included, but not limited to, money laundering; campaign finance law violation; and obstruction of justice. It was also revealed that various persons, like Trump Jr., had committed perjury while testifying.

Quickly following the report, the Democrat-controlled House drafted articles of impeachment against President Trump, and they were passed in the last days of May. Even with the report, the Republican-controlled Senate was reluctant to convict the President, and the vote was set to fail even with Trump's low approval ratings (The Gallup average had him at 36% in May).

Ultimately, it was not the process of Congress that ended Donald Trump's presidency but rather his own body.

Despite the assurances about his 'stamina' and good health by his personal doctors, the natural stress associated with being President of the United States caught to the 72 year old, combined with his reportedly less-than-optimal diet and daily habits, mixed with the added stress of facing serious criminal charges, caused Trump to suffer a heart attack just a few days before his 73th birthday on June 10, 2019.

With poor health, personal concerns, and assurance from Vice-President Michael Pence; Donald Trump decided to resign from the Presidency of the United States on June 16, 2019; four years after announcing his 2016 campaign.

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On June 17, 2019, Michael Pence was officially inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.

[morgankingsley]

Is the Trumped timeline dead?

[alancia]

I'll have a lot of free time after the 15th, once summer break starts, so not until I say it is.

[KaiserDave]

yesyesyes

[OBD]

Wouldn't Pompeo be the 49th Vice President?

[NewYorkExpress]

So, are Democrats going impeach Pence?

Right now, that's basically a political wet dream for me...though I'd rather you have made Pelosi the subject of the story and not Pompeo.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Wouldn't Pompeo be the 49th Vice President?

I think he goes through Pelosi and Grassley first.

[Sir Mohamed]

This should be fine, though Tillerson would have been more interesting.

[alancia]

Pence's Fall from Grace

"Americans need to know that this time of darkness has passed, and that a strong, moral and virtuous vision will be our lodestar in this new administration." - Mike Pence, speech to Congress, June 2019

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President Pence in the Oval Office, July 2019

When Michael (or Mike) Pence was inaugurated as the nation's 46th President on June 2019, there was real hope in the air for the 'normalization' of American politics. During his first joint address to both chambers of Congress in late June, Pence outlined his mission for his adminstration, proclaiming the 'Era of Division' to be over, and the swift return to normalcy to Washington and the United States.

However, Mike Pence had two very difficult and related fronts to work with in his administration. The first one was of course the lingering of the Trump charges; Trump - who would be released from the hospital in July - was confident that the new President would 'work very hard' to free him from any charges, and the Trump scandals had also spilled over to Pence's administration; who was implicated in the knowledge of several meetings with Russian officials, and the knowledge of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn being a worker for foreign countries.

Those two factors combined were already expected to complicate matters for the new President. Democrat leaders, although they were not in the mainstream - but rather close to it - were already calling for impeachment proceedings against Mike Pence, as the new Administration was settling in.

The Pence Presidency decided to keep the majority of Trump's staff and cabinet, with Nick Ayers becoming the new Chief of Staff of the President. The Administration then, was seen largely as as continuation of the Trump one; approval ratings, although definitely up from the late days of the Trump Presidency, were still rather underwater, with an average of 41% in the mid of July 2019.

Thus, one of the first goals of the Pence Administration was to appoint a Vice-President. The Republican Party, controlling a majority in the Senate, guaranteed that such nomination would go smoothly, at the beginning. Pence, being from the state of Indiana, decided to balance his administration from the west. After a week of deliberation, Mike Simpson, representative from Idaho's 2nd District, was chosen as Pence's Vice-President.

While the nomination of 'only' a House Representative may be confusing as first, it must be understood that the Simpson - and any other appointment - would be temporary until the 2020 election, where it was planned that another, more prominent Republican would be chosen as Pence's running mate. It was then thought by the White House that Simpson, which had been in Congress since 1999, and served as Speaker Pro Tempore of the House, would have enough experience to serve as VP for a year and some months; while his district was relatively safe to the Republican Party.

However, while the 'Simpson Plan' was initially succesful in his nomination getting traction (The nominee was approved by the majority Democratic House of Representatives), in early August of 2019 several women came out accusing the VP nominee of sexual harassment. The Pence Administration immediately cried foul over the allegations, citing the Kavanaugh Precedent which had happened near a year prior to Simpson's nomination. Once again, the situation devolved into a partisan fight, but Republicans were confident that their expanded majority in the Senate would advance Simpson through.

But, the allegations had convinced four Republican senators to abandon the rest of their party and vote against Simpson's nomination. Citing that 'We can't run the risk of getting this wrong and advancing America towards more bitter partisanship', the four GOP senators declared their intentions of voting against Kavanaugh. This 'gang of four', as it came to be known, was composed of Senators Murkowski, Collins, Sasse and Romney.

Thus, the 'gang of four' declared the Kavanaugh Precedent to be void, and on August 8, 2019, Mike Simpson's nomination for Vice-President was rejected on a 51-49 vote (Chuck Grassley, the Senate President Pro Tempore, would have been the tie-breaker in this case, and vote in favor of Simpson)

Obviously, President Pence was left wounded by the rejection of Simpson as Vice-President, and immediately began searching for a new nominee for the position, but at the same time, he had other concerns.

 In the undercurrents of secret investigagions and the legal system, a significant case against Pence was being made. By Mid August, there was concluding evidence that the President was involved in several meetings with Russian operatives prior to the 2016 election. The slighty-out-of-mainstream Democratic opinions surged forward, and the House of Representatives once again spearheaded impeachment - with Pelosi this time staying on the sidelines.

Pence, recognizing his situation but also confident, moved to denounce the Democrats as 'Rogue Partisans', during a speech supporting the Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th District - which was later won by the Democrat, and preparing 'every inch of power' to stop the Democratic Party from achieving this goal.

With the volatile political situation, the economy also 'went' with it, and the Trump Economy; once stable and booming, had halted and faltered. Presidential approvals suffered, but President Pence was still confident that he was safe from conviction by the Senate if the House passed impeachment - which they did.

However, the reality was that after the rejection of Simpson as Vice-President, there was almost no confidence in the Pence administration. The 'gang of four' had begun calls for a bipartisan coalition in Congress, and the President himself had begun to feel the heat after constant grilling by opposition politicians in the media.

The end of the Pence Presidency was swift. In late August of 2019, the President attempted to issue a pardon of Donald Trump in a move to secure the support of base Republicans for the 2020 primaries and the general election, Pence; which did expect a reaction, was however caught off-guard with the massive protests against his Administration which happened after.

By this point, the Republican Senate was slowly gaining votes against Pence - as Trump had become sort of a liability for some Congressmen - and, saddled with a stagnating economy, opposition in the streets, and personal frustration from his failed plans; Pence had resolved to resign by late August, even if it would give the country President Pelosi. Sources indicate that the President was 'tired' from the chaotic mess that was Washington, and wanted to retire back to Indiana - and this feeling of wanting to return to peace and quiet had overriden any partisan feelings against the House Speaker.

On August 25th, Mike Pence pardoned Trump and resigned from the Presidency of the United States.

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On August 26th, 2019, the official inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Nancy Patricia D'Alessandro Pelosi.

[NewYorkExpress]

So, either Pompeo wins in 2020 (unlikely) or you're going to kill off both Pelosi and Grassley.

I'm curious about which course you take.

[morgankingsley]

So with the pardon, does that mean that the investigation is officially over with?

[NewYorkExpress]

So with the pardon, does that mean that the investigation is officially over with?

If I remember correctly a pardon by a President only covers federal crimes. So a state court could indict Trump, if they wanted to...but that would probably be seen as spiteful and solely political in motive.

[Cold War Liberal]

Interested to see where this goes and the lasting ramifications of this swift turnover in the presidency.

A note: unlike other nominees...

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[alancia]

Ah, thanks for the heads up CWL. Will swiftly edit, but the nominee will stay the same. And thanks for the comment!

[RedPrometheus]

I LOVE THIS TIMELINE! (so far )

[Boss_Rahm]

"Americans need to know that this time of darkness has passed, and that a strong, moral and virtuous vision will be our lodestar in this new administration." - Mike Pence, speech to Congress, June 2019

Love the attention to detail here.

[alancia]

(Primary) Election Times

"We don't fight abroad because we hate our enemies. We do so because we love America, and we want to protect it. Now, America needs the protection of all her warriors, so let's go on and show that we can fight the Democratic Depression with honor!" - Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Announcement Speech, September 2019

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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) early campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, early August 2019.

The resignation of President Pence and the inauguration of Nancy Pelosi as the 47th President of the United States also meant that the Presidency would switch parties. This shift was nearly unprecedented in the history of the nation, and some consequences were immediate.

However, one of the best felt effects were in the 2020 campaigns. In the year 2019, several politicians have already declared their candidacies for next year's elections; including 'heavy-weights' such as Fmr. Vice President Biden, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. As President Trump resigned and the Pence situation worsened, the Democratic Party candidates understandably specialized in attacking the Republican Administrations as the causes of the nation's crisis, especially the stagnating economy.

But, once President Pelosi was inaugurated, a curious effect was noticed. Once the new President had made it clear that she wasn't going to run for the 2020 Election, the Democrats in the field now shifted gears and established that Pelosi was finding it difficult to work with the problems that she had inherited from the previous administrations. This is especially notable if one compares the tone and message from the First Democratic Debate - held before the Pelosi inauguration - and the Second Debate, which was held afterwards.

In the Democratic field, Biden was taking the mantle of the 'Establishment', while Warren and Sanders had both taken the Progressive sword, the later especially so. Of course, the three politicians weren't the only ones to run in the race, and soon other politicians would run in the Democratic primary; chiefly Senator Harris; Klobuchar and Gillibrand, and Fmr. Representative Beto O'Rourke. 

The Republican candidates had the reverse effect. While Pence made it clear (Before he resigned, of course) that he intended to run in 2020, GOP politicians had blamed the worsening situation on Democratic 'resentful partisanship' and obstruction.

Once Pence was out of the picture, and the Republican Party exploded in anger, several politicians jumped into the now wide open 2020 primary. The first one to do so was Tom Cotton, the junior Senator from Arkansas; which entered the Republican primary as a unapologetic defender of Trumpism, presenting the Republican primary voters and the American public at large a vision to 'Defend America from outside and inside attacks', and the 'cleansing of intrigue' from the Government and Washington D.C.

More conventional Republicans, alarmed at the Cotton candidacy, coalesced around the Fmr. Governor of Ohio, John Kasich; which was one of the most famous rivals of Donald Trump in his 2016 Primary Campaign. Kasich focused on a return to conventional Republicanism, away from the Trump Presidency; and directly attacked the perceived authoritarianism in the Cotton candidacy, which responded with labelling Kasich a 'RINO'.

Other Republicans, not satisifed with Kasich, formed a small front with the Fmr. Lt. Governor of Michigan, Brian Calley; and Texas Senator Ted Cruz also launched a repeat of his 2016 run, appealing to low-key Trumpist elements and a evangelical base at the same time.

The shift of tone was noticeable, of course, as Pence was 'ousted' (In Cotton's own words) by Pelosi. The Republican candidates, including even Kasich at times, began attacking the Democratic Party President for any troubles in the country. Cotton called Pelosi an illegal President, Kasich and Calley focused on economic troubles, while Ted Cruz centered on moral issues.

Senator Tom Cotton campaigning in Iowa, late September of 2019.

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Iowa Polling, as of October 1st of 2019 (Declared Candidates)

Democrats

Joe Biden: 26%

Bernie Sanders: 18%

Beto O'Rourke: 12%

Amy Klobuchar: 10%

Elizabeth Warren: 5%

Kamala Harris: 5%

Kirsten Gillibrand: 3%

Others, Undecided: 21%

Republicans

Tom Cotton: 27%

Ted Cruz: 17%

John Kasich: 16%

Brian Calley: 7%

Undecided: 33%

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

I LOVE THIS TIMELINE! (so far )

[NewYorkExpress]

It smells like your're going to kill off Pelosi...

That would be really gutsy if you did.

[alancia]

Pelosi's Fate

"We can't let this violation of the American people's will go unpunished. We will not confirm anyone. Never." - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a private meeting, August 2019

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President Pelosi, in a press conference a week after being inaugurated, September 2019.

As mentioned before, Pelosi's ascend was a great shake-up of American politics. The Republican Party now found itself in the opposition; and the Democrats were now the party in power, holding the Presidency and the House of Representatives. Once in power, President Pelosi began crafting an ambitious agenda to present to the nation. Holding the 2018 Midterm results - which overall saw Democratic gains - as a mandate, Pelosi enacted several measures in her first days.

The most notable actions were the firing of Attorney General William Barr, the signing of various executive orders; including the ending of border wall funding, ending the family separation at the border, ending tariffs with China and other countries, and imposing several sanctions on Russia.

Naturally, the Republican Party exploded the moment Pelosi became President of the United States, as Republican politicians and supports alike saw one of their most disliked figures in the last years assume the most important political office in the nation. Immediately after Pelosi's inauguration, several conservative groups challenged the 1947 Presidential Succession Act - the law in effect at that time - in the courts; in an effort to hold Pelosi's Presidency as literally illegal.

In the Senate, still controlled by the GOP, the majority party Senators announced they were to block all nominees made by the new President. Denounced as obstructionists by the Democrats, Republican Senators (Most notably Cotton and Cruz) attacked the Democratic Party as 'serial impeachers' and Pelosi as a power-hungry impostor President.

This ensured the failure of almost all (More than 95%) of Pelosi's nominees. The most important these was the defeats of VP nominee Sherrod Brown, Attorney General David Ogden, Secretary of Education Vincent Matthews, and Treasury Secretary Peter Orszag.

The vacancy of these critical cabinet posts greatly weakened the Pelosi administration, which also couldn't do much in the aspect of 'getting things done' and signing bills. In less than three weeks, the new President was left to govern by Executive Order. The 'gang of four', so strong just a month ago, dissolved as Senators Collins and Sasse, which faced re-election in 2020, dared not to anger Republican supporters.

As Congress slowed to a halt, and partisan trench warfare began on Capitol Hill, the economy continued its downward trend caused by the small to medium-sized drops the Stock Market suffered every day due to the volatile political situation. The unemployment rate rose to 4.5% by the middle of October, a rate which was last seen in March 2017. Pelosi's approval ratings, which weren't that high during the last decade of her career, dropped to as low as 34%.

Due to the open war between both the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress and in the White House (Some Trump-Pence holdouts remained in the Cabinet, due to the Senate wall), a new protest movement appeared on Washington D.C and several other major American cities. Modeling themselves off the 'yellow vest' movement in France, the demonstrators (And rioters in some cases) were relatively non-partisan, as they were a reaction movement against the deadly deadlock in Washington - although they were composed of all ideologies.

The most remembered achievement of this new movement was perhaps the blocking of Brooklyn Bridge, which lasted from October 24 to October 28. Around 1016 protestors camped at the iconic New York City bridge, until they were driven away by the police at orders of Mayor DeBlasio and Governor Cuomo, leaving several injured at at least ten dead.

Growing unrest in the country and a pessimistic economic outlook left Pelosi in a bad position. Although her personal standing was very strong in the sense that she believed the mandate the 2018 Midterms had given her - her once solid reputation amongst some members of the Democratic Party was left in question.

Pelosi, in an attempt to palliate some part of the economic troubles, signed executive orders that increased spending in already existing Government institutions - any major changes needed Congressional approval, which was out of the question - and, though there was a slight recovery, the outlook still seemed bleak.

However all of this, Nancy Pelosi still seemed viable by the end of October, and with the Senate GOP realizing they won't survive blockading everything until 2020, the party seemed to be willing to compromise on some issues.

But, a new event broke with this truce. On November 1st, 2019, in Los Angeles; two young protestors named Maurice Davis and John Alexander were killed by the police after the march in the city turned violent. The event caused a new uprising in the city, and the damages inflicted rival those (Or even beat) the ones of 1992.

President Pelosi, realizing her position untenable if she didn't act quickly, called for a meeting of all major Democratic Party leaders of all states, in an attempt to finally unite everyone in the Democrats with her, with a common rival in the GOP.

However, by November 6th (Date of the meeting), a large number of Democratic politicians had distanced themselves from Pelosi - which had an average approval of 30% - and called her leadership into question. An informal vote took place in the 'convention' (Led by Speaker Ryan), and although the President had emerged with a slight majority in it, it was a mortal wound. With the situation worsening and that 'number' of Democrats against her leadership quickly becoming a majority in all likely cases, Pelosi resigned.

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On November 8th, 2019, the official inauguration of the 48th President of the United States, Charles Ernest Grassley.

[KaiserDave]

oh boy

[Huey Long is a Republican]

John Roberts break the number of Presidents inaugurated by a chief justice with 6 Presidents (Obama, Trump, Pence, Pelosi, Grassley, and after that, Pompeo)

[alancia]

John Roberts break the number of Presidents inaugurated by a chief justice with 6 Presidents (Obama, Trump, Pence, Pelosi, Grassley, and after that, Pompeo)

Taney in the 1800's did it 7 times, but Roberts may tie it if the trend continues lmao.

[NewYorkExpress]

Pelosi's Fate

"We can't let this violation of the American people's will go unpunished. We will not confirm anyone. Never." - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a private meeting, August 2019

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President Pelosi, in a press conference a week after being inaugurated, September 2019.

As mentioned before, Pelosi's ascend was a great shake-up of American politics. The Republican Party now found itself in the opposition; and the Democrats were now the party in power, holding the Presidency and the House of Representatives. Once in power, President Pelosi began crafting an ambitious agenda to present to the nation. Holding the 2018 Midterm results - which overall saw Democratic gains - as a mandate, Pelosi enacted several measures in her first days.

The most notable actions were the firing of Attorney General William Barr, the signing of various executive orders; including the ending of border wall funding, ending the family separation at the border, ending tariffs with China and other countries, and imposing several sanctions on Russia.

Naturally, the Republican Party exploded the moment Pelosi became President of the United States, as Republican politicians and supports alike saw one of their most disliked figures in the last years assume the most important political office in the nation. Immediately after Pelosi's inauguration, several conservative groups challenged the 1947 Presidential Succession Act - the law in effect at that time - in the courts; in an effort to hold Pelosi's Presidency as literally illegal.

In the Senate, still controlled by the GOP, the majority party Senators announced they were to block all nominees made by the new President. Denounced as obstructionists by the Democrats, Republican Senators (Most notably Cotton and Cruz) attacked the Democratic Party as 'serial impeachers' and Pelosi as a power-hungry impostor President.

This ensured the failure of almost all (More than 95%) of Pelosi's nominees. The most important these was the defeats of VP nominee Sherrod Brown, Attorney General David Ogden, Secretary of Education Vincent Matthews, and Treasury Secretary Peter Orszag.

The vacancy of these critical cabinet posts greatly weakened the Pelosi administration, which also couldn't do much in the aspect of 'getting things done' and signing bills. In less than three weeks, the new President was left to govern by Executive Order. The 'gang of four', so strong just a month ago, dissolved as Senators Collins and Sasse, which faced re-election in 2020, dared not to anger Republican supporters.

As Congress slowed to a halt, and partisan trench warfare began on Capitol Hill, the economy continued its downward trend caused by the small to medium-sized drops the Stock Market suffered every day due to the volatile political situation. The unemployment rate rose to 4.5% by the middle of October, a rate which was last seen in March 2017. Pelosi's approval ratings, which weren't that high during the last decade of her career, dropped to as low as 34%.

Due to the open war between both the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress and in the White House (Some Trump-Pence holdouts remained in the Cabinet, due to the Senate wall), a new protest movement appeared on Washington D.C and several other major American cities. Modeling themselves off the 'yellow vest' movement in France, the demonstrators (And rioters in some cases) were relatively non-partisan, as they were a reaction movement against the deadly deadlock in Washington - although they were composed of all ideologies.

The most remembered achievement of this new movement was perhaps the blocking of Brooklyn Bridge, which lasted from October 24 to October 28. Around 1016 protestors camped at the iconic New York City bridge, until they were driven away by the police at orders of Mayor DeBlasio and Governor Cuomo, leaving several injured at at least ten dead.

Growing unrest in the country and a pessimistic economic outlook left Pelosi in a bad position. Although her personal standing was very strong in the sense that she believed the mandate the 2018 Midterms had given her - her once solid reputation amongst some members of the Democratic Party was left in question.

Pelosi, in an attempt to palliate some part of the economic troubles, signed executive orders that increased spending in already existing Government institutions - any major changes needed Congressional approval, which was out of the question - and, though there was a slight recovery, the outlook still seemed bleak.

However all of this, Nancy Pelosi still seemed viable by the end of October, and with the Senate GOP realizing they won't survive blockading everything until 2020, the party seemed to be willing to compromise on some issues.

But, a new event broke with this truce. On November 1st, 2019, in Los Angeles; two young protestors named Maurice Davis and John Alexander were killed by the police after the march in the city turned violent. The event caused a new uprising in the city, and the damages inflicted rival those (Or even beat) the ones of 1992.

President Pelosi, realizing her position untenable if she didn't act quickly, called for a meeting of all major Democratic Party leaders of all states, in an attempt to finally unite everyone in the Democrats with her, with a common rival in the GOP.

However, by November 6th (Date of the meeting), a large number of Democratic politicians had distanced themselves from Pelosi - which had an average approval of 30% - and called her leadership into question. An informal vote took place in the 'convention' (Led by Speaker Ryan), and although the President had emerged with a slight majority in it, it was a mortal wound. With the situation worsening and that 'number' of Democrats against her leadership quickly becoming a majority in all likely cases, Pelosi resigned.

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On November 8th, 2019, the official inauguration of the 48th President of the United States, Charles Ernest Grassley.

Well at least you didn't kill Pelosi...

Given Grassley's age, is he going to live very long?

Or is he just going to make Pompeo VP, resign, and allow Pompeo to run as an incumbent (as I can't see Pompeo passing on a Presidential Race if he's already President)

Mind you, if Pelosi was sacking cabinet officials, Pompeo should already be out of the line of succession, unless he refused to resign.