Pence, however, were he to assume the office, would preside less than two weeks, nowhere near enough time to whip a John Tyler on the world, so yes he'd be essentially a custodian but the major point would be that Rump would be neutralized and unable to mobilize a goon squad while leaving Congress unprotected or any similar silliarity.
Never mind Trump, now that you've got me interested in this numbering thing, the really important question is, would Pence get a number?? I tell you, he should be advised not to settle for anything less than 46. He's got them over a barrel: he's their only alternative. They'll have to give in. This will become a YUGE issue on the Internet next week, watch and see.
Pence would absolutely get a number but it would be 45. Even if it was for one day.
I count every individual who has officially held the office. Once.
I almost got away with "silliarity" as a word just now. Spell check had to think about it for a minute. Hee hee.
Yeesss, I looked at it twice myself.
I am only a messenger. These words just come to me from the outerverse. Who am I to deny them. Usually it's delivered by a man riding on a flaming pie.