President pro tempore of the United States Senate 美國參議院臨時議長

President pro tempore of the United States Senate
繁：美國參議院臨時議長
简：美国参议院临时议长

另外，CNN周三在節目中探討倘若特朗普及彭斯在就職典禮遭遇不測，而連眾議院議長及參議院臨時議長亦同時遭到不測，將會由奧巴馬任命下任總統人選。節目出街後招來美國保守派及俄羅斯傳媒批評，斥CNN鼓吹暴力。

特朗普就任 「只有美國優先」 「華府權力從今移交人民」（2017年3月8日）。明報，取自http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170121/s00014/1484936885790

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Congress Can Remove Donald Trump From Office Without Impeaching Him. (2017, March 7). TIME. Retrieved from http://time.com/4692507/congress-remove-donald-trump-impeachment/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter