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No. That’s not how the system works at all.

Short of a violent coup, the president’s term ends at noon on January 20, 2025. At that point, there is simply a vacancy in the presidency. It would then be filled according to the line of succession (VP, speaker of the House, etc)

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BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
So the President’s term is up, but not the VP? That logic doesn’t seem consistent.

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- Nollij@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  They both end at noon on January 20, 2025. In such a scenario, it is likely - but not guaranteed - that both would be vacant. At that point, it would go to the (new) speaker of the House
  
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Protoknuckles@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
So, it would go to Kamala?

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- Nollij@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The most likely scenario is that both the presidency and vice presidency would be vacant. That means it would go to the speaker of the House, most likely to still be Mike Johnson.
  
  But if Democrats have an unexpectedly good result, they could control the House and elect a new speaker. Similarly, Republicans could replace Johnson with someone else.
  
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