Trump says he is not joking about third presidential term
Trump says he is not joking about third presidential term
Republican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, which is barred by the U.S. Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so.
Trump, who took office on January 20 for his second, non-consecutive White House term, has made vague allusions to seeking a third one but addressed it directly on Sunday in a telephone interview with NBC News.
"No, I'm not joking. I’m not joking," Trump said, but "it is far too early to think about it."
"There are, there are methods which you could do it, as you know," he said. He declined to elaborate on any specific methods.
“There are, there are methods which you could do it, as you know,”
Those methods are:
Serving as VP, followed by ascension - The 12th Amendment says no one ineligible to be president can be VP, but the 22nd Amendment only bars election to a third term, not holding office. Trump could potentially be Vance's (or someone else's) VP, then that President resigns, making Trump president for a third term without being elected. This is legally untested and would be widely challenged. It doesn't seem like a route Trump would take.
Repealing the 22nd Amendment - This requires the proposal and ratification of a new amendment. This new amendment must be passed by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress, or by a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures, followed by ratification from three-fourths of the states. This is an unlikely path for Trump to take. Even with massive cheating, he would never get the numbers in his favor.
Ignoring the 22nd Amendment - AKA the "what the fuck you gonna do" method, which the Trump regime has employed with great success in lots of other areas. This is almost certainly what he means.
Any other method to remain president, such as declaring martial law, declaring a national emergency, using the Insurrection Act, etc, would basically be a military coup that would spark a civil war and Balkanize the US.
He doesn’t lie about what he wants to do.
He lies about his accomplishments.
It’s been like this since his first term. He’s not lying about invading Greenland or punishing Canada into being the 51st state. He absolutely wants to. Assuming (hopefully) that both these endeavors never materialize, he will claim that these threats accomplished some other goal that was made up on the spot. Which will be a lie.
The strategy is really simple, and I don't know why it isn't obvious to everyone. The Republican party will simply refuse to run a candidate in 2028. They will claim that the country is under hostile occupation by Marxists who are attempting to destroy the United States from within and Trump will just refuse to leave office after the mid-terms (if we even make it that far before he declares war & martial law).
They don't need to cancel, manipulate, or legally challenge anything. At that point, it doesn't fucking matter what happens with the election because there is no legal mechanism to enforce the removal of the regime. They are going to dare the courts, the police, and the military to try and forcibly remove them, which we all know will not happen. Then just rule by fiat forever.
The End.
until it's actually time for the next election, all of the third term bullshit is functionally serving only to distract from signalgate and dismantling the courts/gov etc. do not lose focus. (edit: typo fix)
why are people even surprised about this.
he says things that are in his brain. period.
He is not joking, or scheming, or planing, or 5d-chessing.he says something. people laugh or groan, thinking its a (bad) joke. It's not. it's in his brain, so he says it. If he remembers it later, he will do it or at least try.
Why be surprised?
I think his age and poor health will come into play before the end of 2026 if not before the end of this year. Once he kicks the bucket, the clown committee will not be able to keep it together. That's my prediction.
Added to that: the dems will make no meaningful move to capitalize on the moment of advantage when bad orange man is dead and republicans fall into disarray.
Edit: am i just wishful thinking? Maybe, but you guys and your cold water can't extinguish my hope.
If I'm wrong, then the only alternative is to shut down this idiot circus by other means. We must resist with everything we have, and never let go of our revolutionary optimism.
but "it is far too early to think about it."
Far too early yet. Didn't he promise his voters that this would be the last time they'd have to vote?
if he and the republicans really want to play with fire, they will try to run trump a third time.
everyone is watching.
Trump doesn’t joke.
There's not even going to be an election. He's just going to declare himself president, because literally who would stop him?
And you thought Alex Garland's Civil War movie was fiction.
Obama has entered the chat
B.Y.O.B from System of a Down playing in my head on loop rn
If anything says "I don't give a shit about the constitution or laws" this is it. Unless he can use it against someone else, Trump has no time for legality of anything. He doesn't abide by it if it interferes with his wants.
I think people are giving Republicans too much credit. The 3rd term he's talking about is if the U.S. is in the midst of a war - he's literally thinking about what Zelenski did in Ukraine to extend his power / term. I don't see that as a far-fetched idea either. Let's be real, war is money(YouTube Link), and the U.S. is struggling with debt. They pull back trade agreements with allies to reignite national industries for the coming years. They're looking to make somebody an enemy to reignite the economy and retain power. I'd like to think that there's no way to make this work, I'd like to think DJT won't make it past the first few years, but we won't know til' we know.
Get fucked orange poo poo
We know he's not joking
While it is an interesting question, I don't actually want to find out how many tanks the Supreme Court has. 'Lots' is bad, 'None' is far worse.
Why would him? Bro can't get tired of collecting W's
… duh?
President of Greenland, Canada, and the Assorted Gulf of America States.
It’s like the more backwards, upside down and wrong it seems, the more serious he actually is.
Especially “covefefe”. Never forget!
Look on the bright side; he's fat and old and doesn't believe in exercise and loves fast food.