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Trump says he is not joking about third presidential term (www.reuters.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 144 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (10 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I guess that's why he's trying to get into a war.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Look on the bright side; he's fat and old and doesn't believe in exercise and loves fast food.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean he's not wrong, we do know. He has the court and congress in his pocket. No ones going to defy him. He can do what ever the fuck he wants as a unitary executive dictaor.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We know he's not joking. The question is whether the military, sworn to uphold the Constitution, will do anything about it when the time comes.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

He has already replaced military leaders and top generals with cultists.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That time passed long ago.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago

The 14th amendment could not be clearer in barring from office participants in an insurrection. Yet Krasnov is president.

[–] [email protected] 136 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Not surprisingly, the constitutionalists and “Biden is too old” ~~crowd~~ Republicans are silent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Biden is too old” crowd are silent.

I haven't witnessed the people who said that go silent. They changed topics that there were cats and dogs being eaten in Springfield Ohio, topics that JD Vance "couch couch couch", topics that eggs are expensive, topics that Canada is bad, topics that Greenland needs to be taken over by the USA, topics that Ukraine started the war against Russia, they are anything but silent, they are commenting all over every media platform they can find free time to utilize.

[+] [email protected] -17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

FWIW my issue was never explicitly about Biden's age but his mental capacity, which had clearly declined (he did have some good days tho.)

Trump's mental capacity seems to be about the same as it always was (it was always low, but not as bad as Biden on a bad day.)

Not that I'd vote for Trump either way, mind you.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (62 children)

Bro biden had no problem communicating. He had a speach impediment.

I watch most presidential press briefings and only one of the 80 year old presidents is a senile old fool.

Even if Biden has lost his mind, the remaining parts amounted for more knowledge about government and international affairs than trump ever had.

Biden is gone and our problems are just begining, do me a favor and keep his name out of your mouth.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Extremely reasonable concerns, I agree. I wish Biden would have passed the baton early on like he said he was going to. I honestly think that cost the Democrats the election.

But given the choice between a declining Biden surrounded by competent people or Trump surrounded by sycophants, I would choose the former.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Are we talking about the same person? Trumps ramblings are more incoherent than ever. He often forgets words, or uses the wrong word, and then gets confused trying to find the right word. Those are serious signs of dementia related diseases.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Trump can't even keep a thought in his head for more than 5 minutes which is fortunate because he can't articulate on any thought past 2 minutes. So ya he's gonna repeat himself once or twice its simple math. It's not just that he's dumb, or senile.... he's also woefully uneducated.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Are we talking about the same person? Trumps ramblings are more incoherent than ever.

Yes, his chaos and nonsense has gotten more aggressive, even stronger in favor of Russia, etc.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The "Biden is too old" crowd isn't silent, but there's very little to say about Biden's age now and there are better reason to oppose Trump than his age.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago

See above reply. I should not have, mistakenly, implied democrats earnestly concerned about Bidens age are silent now. My point was to illustrate Republican hypocrisy.

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