Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
Media outlet Business Insider was criticized over the weekend after publishing an article that offered speculation regarding what would happen “if Donald Trump dies while running in the 2024 election.”
In an article published Saturday, the outlet, also known as Insider, listed several different scenarios that would occur if the former president passed away before the GOP primary, during the primary, or between the primary and the general election. Former President Trump, 77, is by far the leading GOP presidential candidate, besting the No. 2 and No. 3 candidates by more than 45 percentage points, respectively.
“If Trump died during primary season—which ends in mid-June—some states may postpone their scheduled primaries,” the article said, in part.
“If Trump died after the last primary contest but before the Republican National Convention, the other GOP presidential candidates would have to make a case to every state delegation at the convention for why they should be the party’s nominee,” it also said.
Insider also recently ran an article with the title, “What happens if a sitting president dies while running for reelection,”…
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