CNN: Obama To Retain White House “When Trump Is Assassinated”

CNN’s coverage of the upcoming inauguration took a dark turn on Wednesday when they suggested that Obama would retain the White House following an inevitable Trump assassination. CNN host Wolf Blitzer enthusiastically presented a segment that pondered on what would happen if Trump was killed at Friday’s inauguration ceremony. On the Jan. 18 broadcast of The Situation Room, Blitzer asked viewers to ponder the question: “Who would be in charge if an attack hit the incoming president….just as the transfer of power is underway?” Infowars.com reports: An individual named the “designated presidential successor” will not attend the inauguration as a security precaution, “but it won’t be a Trump cabinet secretary….it will be an Obama appointee,” reports CNN. The report emphasizes that “a president from the prior administration” will take power if there is an attack due to the fact that none of Trump’s cabinet secretaries have been confirmed yet. According to CNN, the designated presidential successor is likely to be Tom Shannon, the Under Secretary For Political Affairs, and an Obama appointee. The report teases the potential for an attack on the inauguration by asserting it would create “chaos” and “high theater,” before airing clips from ABC’s Designated Survivor show in which [...]

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