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Old 11-04-2020, 10:22 AM   #1828
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Originally Posted by MarchHare View Post
A constitutional expert can correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is Trump's term is definitively over on Inauguration Day no matter what happens. If the Electoral College hasn't selected a president by that date, then an interim president is chosen by the House (Democrat-controlled). He may eventually be sworn in to a second term, but he doesn't get to stay on as president while challenges work their way through the courts. Is that correct?
Term ends period.

Who is in charge in the meantime is more of a question mark. I'm not entirely certain who runs the show in the interim, but yes the term 100% ends.
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