Trump Keeps Secret ‘Something Happens’ Sealed Letter for Vance

President Donald Trump reportedly keeps a letter addressed to Vice President JD Vance inside the Resolute Desk containing instructions in case something happens to him. The revelation came from White House official Sebastian Gorka amid renewed concerns over presidential security following a recent assassination attempt. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance listen to a repoerter's question after Trump signed an executive order on fraud in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2026. (Photo by ANNABELLE GORDON / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google President Donald Trump reportedly keeps a sealed letter addressed to Vice President JD Vance inside the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office containing instructions in case “something happens” to him, Fox News reported on Wednesday, May 13. According to the report , deputy assistant to the president Sebastian Gorka revealed the existence of the letter during an appearance on the “Pod Force One” podcast. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “There is a letter in the drawer in the Resolute Desk that is addressed to the vice president should something happen to him,” Gorka said. He added that the White House has undisclosed emergency procedures in place. “We have protocols, trust me. Not ones I can discuss, but we have protocols,” Gorka said. The report comes weeks after an attempted assassination incident near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner heightened concerns over Trump’s security and political violence in the United States. Fox News said Trump has faced repeated threats to his life during his presidency and election campaign. Gorka reportedly dismissed the likelihood of foreign governments attempting to target Trump during his current high-level visit to Beijing. A White House spokesperson declined to directly comment on the reported letter and instead referred Fox News to a previous Trump interview. In a January interview with NewsNation, Trump said he had given “very firm instructions” in case Iran attempted to assassinate him. Other Topics of Interest CARTOON: Behind the scenes in Beijing Serhiy Kolyada’s ironic take on the latest international events. “Anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth,” Trump said. Under the US Constitution, the vice president is first in the line of presidential succession. The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 places the House speaker and Senate president pro tempore next in line before eligible Cabinet officials. The remarks came weeks after Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington following an armed attempt to breach the event’s security perimeter. According to Reuters, a 31-year-old suspect opened fire on a Secret Service agent near the venue before being detained. The incident renewed concerns over presidential security after multiple threats during Trump’s 2024 campaign, including a shooting in Pennsylvania that grazed his ear and a September 2024 incident at his Florida golf club involving an armed suspect carrying an AK-47-style rifle . Trump survived an earlier assassination attempt in Pennsylvania in July 2024, with a bullet slightly grazing his right earlobe, just days before the Republican National Convention. Unlike previous attempts where limited security perimeters were cited due to his candidate status, this latest attack occurred within a heavily fortified federal security zone, raising fresh questions about the persistent risks facing the US leader. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.