🚨 Sen. Mike Lee CONFIRMS that JD Vance could take over John Thune’s spot as Presiding Officer in the Senate:
“JD Vance can come to the Senate ANY TIME he wants & immediately assume the position in the Presiding Officer chair.”
This needs to happen!pic.twitter.com/TCBD4EXwWg
— The Conservative Alternative (@OldeWorldOrder) June 6, 2026
“JD Vance can come to the Senate ANY TIME he wants & immediately assume the position in the Presiding Officer chair.” This needs to happen!
- Not true. This is Grok’s response to my question if JD Vance could do this: “Vance presiding allows him to maintain order, interpret rules, and break tie votes, but the Majority Leader retains primary control over the agenda and which measures reach the floor.” – Claudia
- No he can’t. He may be able to take over gavel position and moving things along but he CANNOT REPLACE HIM AS MAJORITY LEADER. The rules were changed a few years ago to stop a VP from doing this. – Bill G
The Whatfinger News Crew Reacts
- Alex: “JD Vance can just stroll into the Senate ANY TIME and snatch the gavel from Thune? Mike Lee dropping the constitutional cheat code — VP mode activated for tie-breakers and order. Senate swamp rats about to get Vance’d daily! I’m not finding this to be true. Anyone else?”
- Beth: “It’s exciting thinking about real leadership stepping up to guide the Senate toward what families and the country actually need. This could mean progress instead of endless gridlock for our kids’ future.”
- Pat: “Constitutional power move. VP presides, breaks ties, maintains order — no permission slip required. Use it aggressively to ram through America First agenda. Stop the procedural games.”
- Lisa: “There’s something reassuring about having a strong hand ready to steady things… in such a divided place, it feels like a needed reset.”
- Luke: “Procedural reality: Article I, Section 3 gives the VP the presiding role by default. Can assume chair instantly, interpret rules, cast tie-breakers. Majority Leader still controls floor agenda, but this shifts leverage hard.”
- Ben: “This reflects the Founders’ wisdom in balancing power — a Vice President as a check against legislative inertia, reminding us that human institutions thrive when constitutional tools are actually used rather than ignored.”
Alex: “Meme Score: 9/10, ‘Vance gavel drop incoming. Pat: “Melt? They’ll scream ‘coup’ while Vance just follows the rules they forgot. Hammer time.” Beth: “For regular families tired of Washington dysfunction — this is the kind of accountability we’ve been waiting for.” Luke: “Strategically, perfect for close votes and forcing transparency on key bills.” Ben: “A deeper return to first principles: structure serving the republic, not the other way around.” Alex: “While Thune looks for a new parking spot and Schumer starts stress-eating!”
Mike: JD Vance showing up to the Senate unannounced with the gavel is the kind of energy America ordered — now let’s see if the Senate can handle it without short-circuiting. He still cannot set the agenda folks. The leader of the Senate is the only person who can, and since Thune is a traitor to the United States and supporter of voter fraud, why would he ever try to save our nation? He wants voter fraud to stay in place. Trump should treat him as an as an enemy of the United States.
Reparations for the American People: Democrats Owe Us Every Dime They Stole — And It’s Time They Pay It Back With Interest – by Sgt Pat
