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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] 76 points 1 week ago (28 children)

Then have Obama run against him.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That's adorable how you think there might ever be another free and fair election in the US.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It should be clear by now that any "rule" the Trump administration comes up with only applies to themselves.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

NoT tHaT wAy!!!

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 week ago (4 children)

This man needs to stroke out and die. The fact he’s not already in prison is sickening

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That won't change things, another idiot will come along.

The only solution now is to topple him or render him powerless. Move your asses Americans, we don't need you to speedrun the dictatorship game.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 week 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] 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That time passed long ago.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago (5 children)

We know, he said so before the election. You’d have to be a fucking gigantic moron of an idiot to not understand that. And still Americans voted for him.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago

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?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

I dunno man, been hearing about the walls caving in on this too stupid to work regime since 2016…it hasn’t happened yet. Don’t underestimate them.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

I don’t think we’re in a timeline where we’ll be so lucky.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I would honestly be surprised if he survives his current term.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He doesn't care about court orders or rule of law. It is possible for him to try it. It is amazing he can say stuff like openly, no pushback from his base. He is pushing people to their limits something will have to give.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago

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?

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vote-four-years/

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (5 children)

We are not gonna have elections anymore huh

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah. The method involves suspending the constitution.

He needs to be driven out of office, like now.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

it’s already done for, the us government that is. I don’t believe we can come back from this, it’s calvinball from here on. rules don’t apply anymore, it’s just vibes and whims of a ketamine fueled nazi and his geriatric anger sycophant.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's proven that he does not care about court orders or rules of law, so I doubt he'd be against ripping up the constitution. Not an American so forgive me if I seem ignorant on this, but I hope that there's failsafes against him getting a third term no matter what he does.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

“There are, there are methods which you could do it, as you know,”

"There are, there are methods by which you could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it scott free, as you know." In fact I don't know.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Well he and President Xi of China would have something in common then

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I really wish the CIA would do it's job right about now..

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