Washington DC [US], May 14 (ANI): White House official, Sebastian Gorka, on Wednesday (local time) revealed that US President Donald Trump has left detailed succession instructions for US Vice President JD Vance in the event of an assassination, according to a news report by The New York Post.

Gorka, who serves as the Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism, made the revelation during an interview on the 'Pod Force One' podcast with Miranda Devine.

According to the New York Post, Gorka cast doubts that foreign countries would attempt to take out the president as Trump attends a high-stakes summit in Beijing, while emphasising that succession protocols are already in place.

'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.

Referring to Trump's global stature, Gorka added, 'Everybody wants recognition from this man. This is the most powerful individual we have seen since the likes of Eisenhower. Right? This is a man everybody wants to be at the table with him, to have the state dinner, to have the recognition.'

'The idea that you do something that undermines your recognition goes against what they wish to have,' he said.

Gorka also indicated that additional undisclosed contingency measures exist within the administration. 'We have protocols, trust me. Not ones I can discuss, but we have protocols,' he added while referring to the reported letter.

Earlier, in an interview with NewsNation in January, Trump said he had issued 'very firm instructions' in the event he were targeted by Iran.

'Like, if I were here, and they were making that threat to somebody, even not even a president, but somebody like they did with me, I would absolutely hit them so hard,' Trump said.

Anything happens, they're going to wipe them off the face of this earth,' he added.