{"id":1247,"date":"2025-08-29T07:08:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2025-08-29T07:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:08:58","slug":"jd-vance-ready-to-step-in-as-us-president-if-something-terrible-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/jd-vance-ready-to-step-in-as-us-president-if-something-terrible-happens\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance ready to step in as US President \u2018If something terrible happens\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/donald-trump-hints-at-vp-jd-vance-to-be-his-likely-successor-in-2028\/\">US Vice-President, JD Vance<\/a>, has made a rather eye-opening and heads-turning statement in an interview on August 28. Vance, 41, is the third-youngest Vice President in US history. He admitted that while he hopes no tragedy occurs, he is ready to step up if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>With questions being raised about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/us-and-russia-muddle-over-energy-deal-as-50-tariffs-on-india-take-effect\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s health,<\/a> US Vice President\u00a0JD Vance\u00a0has said he is prepared to take over as US President if required.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with USA Today on Wednesday, Vance stressed that <strong>Trump<\/strong>, who is 79 years old, remains in \u201c<em>incredibly good health<\/em>\u201d and continues to show strong energy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump\u2019s Health Situation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The\u00a0president\u00a0is in incredibly good health; he\u2019s got incredible energy<\/em>. <em>I feel very confident the president of the United States is in good shape, is going to serve out the remainder of his term and do great things for the American people<\/em>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that while he hopes no tragedy occurs, he is ready to step up if necessary. \u201c<em>If, God forbid, something terrible happens, I can\u2019t think of better on-the-job training than what I\u2019ve received over the past 200 days<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Vance told USA Today that most of the people who work with the President are younger than he is, still Trump keeps the longest work hours. \u201c<em>He\u2019s the last person making phone calls at night and he\u2019s the first person who wakes up and the first-person making phone calls in the morning<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has often passed remarks on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/10\/biden-says-trump-should-not-utter-a-word-about-coronavirus\/\">Joe Biden\u00a0<\/a>for his age and health, calling him \u2018Sleepy Joe\u2019. However, Trump himself has faced scrutiny in recent months. In July, after photos and videos showing his swollen legs went viral, the White House confirmed that he had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common vein problem.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump completes his current term, he will become the oldest serving <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/president-trump-warns-of-additional-tariffs-on-countries-for-digital-taxes\/\">US president<\/a> ever. At 78 years and seven months, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/us-and-russia-muddle-over-energy-deal-as-50-tariffs-on-india-take-effect\/\">Trump<\/a> already holds the record as the oldest president at the time of inauguration<\/strong>, surpassing Joe Biden, who was 78 years and two months when sworn in back in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, who initially ran as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 elections, was forced to withdraw from the race in July due to health issues at the age of 81.<\/p>\n<p>The White House, however, had earlier downplayed the bruise and said it was a result of &#8220;<em>frequent, forceful handshakes and the use of aspirin<\/em>&#8220;. As per White House physician Dr Sean Barbabella, Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which is a &#8220;benign and common condition, especially among individuals over the age of 70.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given the big-blow statement that <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/donald-trump-hints-at-vp-jd-vance-to-be-his-likely-successor-in-2028\/\">JD Vance<\/a> has made recently, just days after Trump had publicly announced that foresees the former as his ideal successor to take charge as the future <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/us-and-russia-muddle-over-energy-deal-as-50-tariffs-on-india-take-effect\/\">President of the United States (POTUS)<\/a>, it may not be far long that the world gets to see witness a Vice-President taking over the reins of the world\u2019s most powerful country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incumbent US Vice-President, JD Vance, has made a rather eye-opening and heads-turning statement in an interview on August 28. 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