Trump said he was not joking about the possibility of seeking a third term, claiming a lot of people wanted him to pursue it. While he emphasized he was focused on the current, he hinted at the existence of methods to make it happen.
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I know, but for some reason Trump has worshiping fans despite his loathsomeness. True, somehow JD got elected senator but it seems to me people really hate him.
That's assuming JD would agree. If trump doesn't realize by now that JD is ambitious, he's not paying attention. JD did a huge flip flop, from comparing trump to Hitler to then jumping on board and praising him so he could be one step away from the presidency. JD won't give up his ultimate goal.
The easier way is to just run. Scotus said states can't decide to remove someone from ballots. It would be up to congress, and they won't do that. So electoral votes get sent to the house, again, up to them to reject them. They won't.
This is House of Cards level insanity. Remember how Frank became the President without a single vote from the people? They then enacted revenge on their opponents
He blatantly told the White Christian Nationals, "if you vote for me you'll never have to vote again. We'll rig it so good that you'll never have to vote again." So this is not a surprise, but it is a reassertion that we need to stand against this at all costs.
Well, it's sweet that you think that the Constitution is still in effect these days... 😒
It's just that the entire Republican regime has been trampling all over it; with Tangerine Palpatine and the Muskrat pretty much using it for toilet paper...
So what I'm hearing is I need to file a complaint with the KY bar association since he took an oath to uphold the constitution when he got licensed but has forgotten the contents of said constitution apparently and/or taking that oath.
Still unconstitutional. It only works if the corrupt Roberts court hands it to him, and I think if that happens there will be mass revolt like nothing you’ve ever seen before.
That shifting back-and-forth the reins of power is Putin's method. We can stop this. Putin has his entire country trapped. We have blue states and blue governors. It won't be so easy, here.
First, to think Trump will still be alive in 3 years with any cognitive function left is a stretch. Second, if Vance ever won the presidency (God forbid) I don’t see him giving it up. Ever.
There’s not much there now, and it sure isn’t getting any better. The fact that people can’t see it just shows the power of the right wing propaganda machine.
If we have another normal election I’m sure we will win, but I doubt we will have another normal election with MAGA in charge.
Dictators and fascist regimes do not leave power through elections. Any efforts made in that area will fail. One cannot elect someone into a dysfunctional democracy and expect them to do anything other than side with the majority or become largely ineffectual.
Trump isn’t pulling the strings. He’s being told how wonderful he is and where to sign. Until the puppet masters are removed, it doesn’t matter if it’s JDV or DJT
OMG I hate these people. Everyone needs to get out and protest next weekend. There is a national protest from 12-2. Let Trump know that not everyone is crazy about his ideas to remake America.
The protest is on Saturday. For those of you in Colorado there are about 6 different sites statewide you can protest at. I will be at the capital that day. Hope to see lots of people there.
This is why protests must not be performed politely. I don't mean violence, but if it isn't inconveniencing people, then people are going to ignore it.
Oh, Vance is not THAT much of an idiot (I don’t think). He’s stupid, like excruciatingly moronic. But I just don’t think that he is THAT ignorant of what Ultimate Power could do for him. He’d be as greedy about it as his Master is right now.
He’s going after the Constitutional amendment first, that’s why he said it’s early. He needs the midterms to go his way, but even then he thinks it’s easier than it is.
When he breaks the Constitution and any other law, where is the accountability?!?! Who is stepping up to tell him and his lackeys that they are breaking the law? Lawsuits take a long time and we’re seeing weak lawyers back down. Our reps need to step up more.
It is his grandiose disorder that makes him have to speak of himself doing something no one else has ever done.He must have been a Guinness World Record Book fan growing up. That is his idea of making it in his world. Trivial and otherwise meaningless accomplishments for the sake of accomplishments.
Yep. He is almost bullying his way into situations to get the claim of peacemaker. It is not in his DNA to be an actual peacemaker but he will demand the trophy. Kind of like his golf tournaments that he always "wins". Meaningless when not actually achieved.
I don’t think he does anything to trigger liberals…you are bestowing on him a thought process that his addled mind does not have…he is more like a toddler, acting on impulse, and shitting on everything he doesn’t like…
JD Vance has a snowball’s chance in hell of being elected to anything. The American People have seen that he’s a traitor with the charisma of a rock! Both of these traitors just need to go away forever!
Yeah, but with musk and his teen minions, I’m sure they’d just rig more elections. More gerrymandering, more voter suppression laws, more bribing for votes, and more voting machine manipulation.
Yes, you are right, but Vance is more sly. The only thing that gives me hope is Trump’s impatience—bull in a china shop approach. Vance will take away our rights in the dead of night. I wonder if Trump knows he doesn’t have that long to enjoy his spoils.
He is the biggest goof full of hot air. We are tired of him already. He is only working for a specific slice of America and we are not part of that piece unless you have a billion dollars.
Question is, what motivation would Vance have for bothering to hand the reins back? He’d be President, even sending the PB after him wouldn’t be much of a threat.
People speculate that Vance will run with Trump as VP and then Vance will resign. Personally, I don't think that weird couch fucker who can't order donuts like a real boy can get elected.
I think the media failed miserably on this. The technical wording of that ruling is that the courts (and of course a "competent" Congress) are allowed to decide if any acts are actually official and actually legal.
But not like any "establishment" person has the courage to challenge it.
Odds are slim he will make it through the next 4 years. This seems like a trivial thing to worry about at the moment. Loads more to concern yourself with.
Thank you, Claire, for your inspired and incisive description of the enemy!
Much of the obscure pain one feels at this time in America is due to the lack of focus, the sheer tangled mess of evil and stupidity; anyone who clarifies does a great service.
Yep, never doubted he would start running for a third term immediately after taking office. He’s gonna push it. Now, we have to gear up to fight it. One more corrupt move.
No, Napoleon escaped from Elba and caused all sorts of havoc in Europe for the next three months. We need to send him to St. Helena. Or, even better, Ilha da Queimada Grande (AKA Snake Island) off the coast of Brazil.
Just like his buddy Vladdy who made himself 'President for Life', watch Emprorer Dumpster ignore US Law & Constitution, suspend elections based on some "Emergency decree" & continue his dictatorship. Paranoid? Far-fetched? Time will tell..
Probably the same people hanging on to his coat tails during this administration, laughing at his jokes & thanking him each time they are in front of a microphone to make sure he hears enough "thank you"s to keep him puffed up in his own echo chamber.
It's too late now. If he was allowed back into the White House he was never going to leave but we let it happen. He will now be President for Life, we missed our chance to stop him. America lost, Twitler won, and the game is over. We took democracy for granted and now we don't have it anymore.
Yeah, Trump's done an excellent job of poisoning his base against anyone that's not him. I'm convinced if he dies in office, MAGA will turn on JD Vance.
He will not make it to the end of his term.. he will be dead.. or impeached a country divided cannot stand.. and Americans.. and the world, for that matter, is not going to let him be the king he wishes he could be!
It seems like maybe he's trotting this out right now to distract from Signalgate, disappearing students off the streets, Venezuelan concentration camps & other more pressing matters. I'm not saying the uncinstitutionality of such a bid isn't serious, but you have to wonder at the timing.
In a time of concern, perhaps the Nation could call on a former two-term President by electing him as Vice President even with the knowledge that the plan all along was for the President to resign immediately upon taking Office.
Coming from the man who instigated “stop the steal” and the January 6 riot at the Capitol, this is not a surprise. Also, he has been hinting at staying on past his term since at least 2024.
The 3rd term thing is a smokescreen. He's trolling.
I doubt he'll make it through this term. At his age and with this history of not taking care of himself, likely he will experience a rapid decline at some point. Already we have seen a loss of awareness of his surroundings and other stumbles.
Guys, please don’t take this lightly. The fact that he thinks he can talk about and the fact some fucking stupid people will even support this tell me.. they will do anything to hold to their power- including killing the democracy!
The fact that he wants to run the third term tells us that he will do everything to destroy our democracy and silent dissent! Anyone will support his third term is the enemy of USA!!!!
I fully agree that is most likely. If by chance he is “upright“ four years, he’ll be a very much physically and cognitively impaired. So less electable.
I will never understand Trump's "draw", but I am going to assume a large segment of Voters in this Country are not well-informed and are stupid AF. Other than that ...
Right-wing politics isn't about tricking the stupid. It is about peer pressuring the cowardly. As long as they believe they will be rejected by their community for opposing trump. They will continue "supporting" him no matter how stupid it seems.
Sadly I know some incredibly intelligent people who are die hard Trumpers. I originally thought they voted for him because they were Libertarians, but they support everything he is currently doing, so I can only assume they are brainwashed by Faux News and the like.
Wait until their families lose their jobs, or their property taxes increase or their medical premiums go up- hahaha. Trump will be golfing with the rich! Not giving a f. Its all about them not us. Always been clear.
he's 78 and already showing clear signs of dementia. I'm sure there are people pushing him to seek a 3rd term because they know how easy he'll be to puppet.
He's already a puppet. Claimed not to know about Signalgate, & I believe that no one ran the plans past him.
He wantd to be re-electd (avoid prosecution + jail); the P2025 zealots wanted to enact their extremist, hate-filled agenda. scump golfs / sells shit, & they govern. They win, the US loses.
We knew he was gonna do this though. He advertised it during his campaign. Remember how he promised his sheep that they'd "never have to vote again"? Did ANYONE think he was joking? He will absolutely try to stay in office. He gives zero fucks about what's legal and what's not.
In the 2024 movie Civil War plot, the war started when a president stayed in office for a third term. Even if Americans don’t revolt over such a thing, I suspect some other country would react. Something would spark somewhere. Third term Trump would be hell.
If there is ONE thing I hate about Trump Deniers, it's that they still somehow think that "it's just distraction," or "he's just making a joke to get a rise out of people."
NO.
It might not even be possible to do, but deep down in whatever passes for his heart, Trump means EVERYTHING that he says.
I honestly don’t know how this is surprising to anybody. He said flat out that there would be no more voting. I don’t get how people ignored that. His intent was to kill democracy.
Y’all still don’t get it. All the things musk is doing will guarantee there will be no recourse except a civil war which will accomplish what Russia has always wanted. Destroy us from within. The people that would die are not the ones that deserve to. The billionaires already gave their safe places
I don’t expect him to survive this term, his doctors love to say how healthy he is, but if you look at his face, which resembles a rotting sponge, you know they’re lying…
Let’s not spend worry time on this. Trump will be 83. He’s an obese junk food junkie, gets no exercise, and shoots cortisol every time someone says something mean about him. He suffers from dementia, does not have a loving family, and is too paranoid to have any real friends. He’ll be a goner.
Yes, I think Trump has traded his soul, but he also brings to mind Falstaff who was a lazy, gluttonous, lustful, avaricious, arrogant, and clownish man.
He looks and acts like he's in his 80's. Many people in their 80's are still sharp, active, and contributing to the world in a positive way. That ain't him.
Trump's dad was diagnosed with dementia at 86. Some family members say he suffered serious impairment at least 7 years before being diagnosed. Some Trump relatives say they already see signs of the dementia they observed in Trump's father. His dementia is obvious every time he opens his mouth.
This isn't a "how are we gonna prevent this from happening" situation - this is a "Do we now understand why everyone needs to get into the streets and Mass General Strike now?" moment. Get it? #resist #generalstrike
Welp 🤷♀️ the 34X convicted felon and adjudicated rapist did say gawds righthand man Johnson has a plan, a fix if you will, and we the People will never have to vote again 🤔
Is this when we stop complaining online? Is this the issue for when we all go to the streets? How much longer will it take for all of the masses to leave their phone and take real action to fight their tyranny and facist regime?
If we all don’t get out there with a bigger push back , speaking to our senators and representatives we may not get thru this term let alone a third term. I am sorry but I still do think he is BiPolar.
All this could have came to a halt in 2020. Congress failed. The Courts failed. The voters failed. Fascism was getting a foothold but nobody was concerned. It is now in high gear. They are playing the long game and America is losing by not playing by their rules. Too late to wake up.
Delusional people say delusional things.He's insane, so he says insane.The republicans are the ones who demanded the 2 term limit after F.D. Rs four terms.
This IS NOT A JOKE! Trump thought he could end birth right babies! Trump has fired 2 Federal judges today! One of them was working on a case against Elon! This egomaniac would think that running for a third term is his right! He must be stopped from trying to act like a king!
Xi did this! I'm actually shouting this just in case the dummies in the cult can't hear me. Maga claim to hate Chinese communism, but they are embracing every element of the current Chinese authoritarian government. Xi can tell his citizens that he is right. Democracy doesn't work.
Hoping for this is hoping for president Vance, and I really have mixed feelings about that.
I feel like if Vance becomes president, it will be feasible for everybody to just start ignoring him until the end of his term. Like, we can all just pretend that there's no president. Everybody
Fascism aside, he will be 82 and the oldest president office ever by his 4th year of this term. Where is that inevitable stroke? Seriously. Why isn't he stroking out ye Please send him more McDonalds. Tons. As gift to praise his amazing longevity. He likes it. 🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔
Fascism aside, he will be 82 and the oldest president office ever by his 4th year of this term. He really needs to that impending stroke already. Seriously. Why isn't he stroking out yet. Please send him more McDonalds.
Theyve already said they will make the rule so that only presidents who have had non consecutive terms can do it, thus eliminating any ability to run Obama.
In the uk, we had "Mini-Trump" (Boris Johnson) and he got so bad his own mp's all resigned, and he too was forced to quit. These mp's were not known for the integrity or bravery, they just knew he was making a mockery of the position and that he had to go.
Realistically, look at him. Do we really think he’s healthy enough to finish this one? Look at the puffiness around the eyes, the blood pooling on the back of his hands, dude’s a few more McDoubles away from a massive coronary.
Appreciate the sentiment, but I think this one’s all on his diet. People see folks his age and say stupid pseudoscience dithering like “super ager” and that he must have good genes. No. He’s had a billionaires access to medical care. That’s how he can eat like he does and last as long as he has.
But yes, I agree. You can be lazy and eat bad food and survive because you get excellent medical care the instant you need it. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get to the doctor this week because I just don't have time even though I can barely walk
I lost my wife because she was a woman describing symptoms to doctors for 3 years n the American healthcare system. I get it. I’ll never know if there was something that could have been done that isn’t even known to us down here.
I'm so sorry. And to know it was so unnecessary a loss and a waste for something as unnecessary as money for rich people has to make it hurt more. Many hugs. We need better for our families and communities.
I’m telling you, if thousands of people aren’t in DC on the 5th with boxes of instant mashed potatoes (Mary Trumps story about him getting a bowl of it dumped on his head), it’s a missed opportunity 😂
Just the latest fantasy. He tottering around dragging a leg drooling on himself. Clearly not long for this planet no matter how many drugs they pump into him. Maybe he should just invade somewhere. There’s a cell in Leavenworth would do
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Of course, even more ROFL is JD being elected POTUS. People hate him. They'd vote for a moldy cheese sandwich over him.
qualify for VP.
Because he can do anything if nobody's going to stop him.
It's just that the entire Republican regime has been trampling all over it; with Tangerine Palpatine and the Muskrat pretty much using it for toilet paper...
Glad you all beat me to it.
If we have another normal election I’m sure we will win, but I doubt we will have another normal election with MAGA in charge.
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He knows criminal trials are pending!
If you were as unscrupulous as this person, what would you do to not face consequences for your actions?
But not like any "establishment" person has the courage to challenge it.
I'm not eligible in any way, but apparently that doesn't matter anymore.
Once was MORE than enough.
Let's keep pushing, America.
#TwoTermTrump
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Much of the obscure pain one feels at this time in America is due to the lack of focus, the sheer tangled mess of evil and stupidity; anyone who clarifies does a great service.
How many McDoubles is that?
MAGA support drops off if he’s not leading it.
They'll also start their own Trump death cult.
Name a dictator who willingly gave up power!
Answer: ffs it’s a rhetorical statement cuz that’s NOT what they DO!
If Biden is too old.... I'm old enough to remember when Reagan was too old..
I doubt he'll make it through this term. At his age and with this history of not taking care of himself, likely he will experience a rapid decline at some point. Already we have seen a loss of awareness of his surroundings and other stumbles.
He wantd to be re-electd (avoid prosecution + jail); the P2025 zealots wanted to enact their extremist, hate-filled agenda. scump golfs / sells shit, & they govern. They win, the US loses.
They’ll cut bait & get rid of Trmp before then.
He’s a demented sociopath with limited usefulness.
Why don’t the media types ever ask Trmp that?
“What makes you think Dark MAGA will keep you around that long, Mr President-For-Now?”
Whether the orange eejut or some other MAGA fascists runs is not really the point.
If there is an election, it will be stacked and rigged to perpetuate fascist rule.
He might. I'm hoping, he might.
Trump is a dumb cunt.
NO.
It might not even be possible to do, but deep down in whatever passes for his heart, Trump means EVERYTHING that he says.
He is 78. He has got to die sometime. I don’t think he realizes that.
Well, he’ll be 6 ft under. No respectable daisy will grow over this toxic thugs remains.
I feel like if Vance becomes president, it will be feasible for everybody to just start ignoring him until the end of his term. Like, we can all just pretend that there's no president. Everybody
We cannot allow this to continue.
"I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters”
I don’t see why, bc *he’s long said this*
It’s not a new development.
Still wholly unconstitutional, but it ain’t breaking news.
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But yes, I agree. You can be lazy and eat bad food and survive because you get excellent medical care the instant you need it. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get to the doctor this week because I just don't have time even though I can barely walk
I'm hoping he doesn't make it to the next term.