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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Dec 2016

    A reminder: during Watergate crisis, Nixon was often incapacitated so Kissinger had de facto control of the nukes.

    1:17 PM - 25 Dec 2016
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      2. Damian Stack‏ @damianstack 25 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Trump doesn't drink though

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Dec 2016
        Replying to @damianstack

        Sure, but military could decide that they'll only take orders from Pence or Tillerson.

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      1. Rusteen Honardoost‏ @rusteenh 25 Dec 2016
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        so are we putting Pence, Tillerson or Bannon in charge? Idk which I’d even be remotely OK with

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      1. Will Wargo‏ @WillWargo 25 Dec 2016
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        he is still available ...

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      2. NancyWilliamsPainter‏ @painter_nancy 25 Dec 2016
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        how would you define incapacitated?

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Dec 2016
        Replying to @painter_nancy

        In Nixon's case, drunk.

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      1. Reverend Blair‏ @ReverendBlair 25 Dec 2016
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        Incapacitated? He was storming through the halls of the White House blind drunk.

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      1. Stephen Henighan‏ @StephenHenighan 25 Dec 2016
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        After Brady-Reagan shooting, Alexander Haig came out w/ a gleam in his eye and said, "I'm in charge of the nukes!"

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      1. TeaKaGee‏ @TeaKaGee 25 Dec 2016
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        I though it was Haig who probably was best two non consecutive term Republican President of last 50 years.

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      1. Josh‏ @sinboy 25 Dec 2016
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        We were safer that way, let's be honest.

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