{"id":9408,"date":"2026-05-13T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9408"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:14:02","slug":"sebastian-gorka-reveals-on-pod-force-one-where-trump-left-vance-succession-instructions-should-he-be-assassinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9408","title":{"rendered":"Sebastian Gorka reveals on &#8216;Pod Force One&#8217; where Trump left Vance succession instructions should he be assassinated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>White House official Sebastian Gorka revealed in an interview on \u201cPod Force One\u201d that President Trump has left Vice President JD Vance precise instructions should he ever have to succeed him during the second term.<\/p>\n<p>Gorka, who has led the Trump administration\u2019s counterterrorism strategy, told The Post\u2019s Miranda Devine in a new episode, out Wednesday, that he has no concerns about the 47th president being targeted in an assassination attempt by a foreign adversary.<\/p>\n<p>But the counterterrorism czar noted that there are rules for the succession that would be followed if China \u2014 or another malign actor \u2014 were able to \u201ctake him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>White House official Sebastian Gorka revealed in an interview on \u201cPod Force One\u201d where President Trump has left Vice President JD Vance precise instructions should he ever have to succeed him during the second term. <span class=\"credit\">New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere is a letter in the drawer in the Resolute Desk that is addressed to the vice president should something happen to him,\u201d Gorka said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have protocols, trust me. Not ones I can discuss, but we have protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Trump in January said he\u2019s left \u201cvery firm instructions\u201d for Iran to be \u201cblown up\u201d if the US adversary makes good on\u00a0threats to assassinate him \u2014 but didn\u2019t mention any note to Vance located in the Oval Office. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve left notification,\u201d the president told NewsNation\u2019s \u201cKatie Pavlich Tonight\u201d in response to death threats from Iran, \u201c[if] anything ever happens, we\u2019re going to blow the \u2013 the whole country is going to get blown up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump is headed to China to meet with President Xi Jinping this week to discuss trade relations with the US, the rise of artificial intelligence and concerns about Beijing\u2019s expansion of its nuclear weapons, among other issues.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><em style=\"font-weight: bold\">Every week<\/em>, <strong><em>Post columnist Miranda Devine sits down for exclusive and candid conversations with the most influential disruptors in Washington on \u2018Pod Force One.\u2019 Subscribe here!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/e1f613d59ffd9cd7d76ab71b596e3706\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Some Trump advisers and lawmakers have also seen the summit as an opportunity for the president to enlist China\u2019s help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and winding down the Iran war, though that\u2019s not expected to be a focus of the talks.<\/p>\n<p>The president has succeeded so far in his second term in making himself \u201cthe existential threat to China,\u201d Gorka noted, prompting some to express concerns about Trump\u2019s safety during the trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe alone stands between them and world domination, so they have every reason in the world to take him out,\u201d the counterterrorism chief said. \u201cNow, they may not do it there, obviously, but as someone said to me, they could just put something in the air that makes him sick 30 days later.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gorka assured that the president is \u201cvery safe.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But he hastily added, \u201cI have no fear at all of them doing something,\u201d affirming that \u201cthe president, in my estimation, is very safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody wants recognition from this man,\u201d Gorka continued. \u201cThis is the most powerful individual we have seen since the likes of Eisenhower. This is a man everybody wants to be at the table with him, to have the State dinner, to have the recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that you do something that undermines your recognition goes against what they wish to have,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Episode<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Sebastian Gorka: If you plan on killing Americans, we will kill you first\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RBuPSJktDr4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Trump has survived multiple assassination attempts \u2014 two of which occurred during his successful 2024 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13 that year but was shot and killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper. Trump was struck in the right ear by one of his bullets.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Routh hid on the president\u2019s golf course in Florida but was unable to get off a shot from his sniper\u2019s nest before being fired upon by agents on Trump\u2019s security detail. He was later arrested, charged and sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Trump phoned JD just 10 minutes after the incident and told his running-mate, \u201cJD, you\u2019re not going to believe this, but they tried to do it again,\u2019\u201d Vance later recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThere is a letter in the drawer in the resolute desk that is addressed to the vice president should something happen to him,\u201d Gorka said. <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Schwartz\/CNP \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest would-be assassin, Cole Allen, tried to open fire at the president inside the Washington Hilton on April 25 during the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner \u2014 but was subdued by Secret Service agents before making it to the ballroom floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people that do the most, the people that have the biggest impact \u2014 they\u2019re the ones that they go 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