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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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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You're getting too technical.

The real simple solution is to...

Step 1: Say you're running for president

Step 2: Win primary unopposed

Step 3: Appear on national ballot unopposed

Step 4: Announce that you have won

Step 5: Anyone who claims you didn't win is in violation of the Abolish Woke Act of 2027 and subject to indefinite detention

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, there was already established law to prevent him from running for president. It got ignored. He ran anyway. He won anyway. He became president anyway.

Any of these legal mechanisms only work if they are upheld.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

He ran anyway. He won anyway. He became president anyway.

Under a Liberal President, a Liberal AG, and Liberal Courts no less.

Any of these legal mechanisms only work if they are upheld.

Even after '16, Democrats doggedly insisted he would be easy to beat. I think that, more than anything, is what cleared his path. Liberals simply could not believe he was popular enough to win.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because the liberals had their heads stuck in the sand because they weren't paying attention.

Except Bernie and AOC. They knew, and nobody listened.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Hey now. I'm pretty sure they listened. That's why they turned on The Squad in the '22 and '24 elections, spending hundreds of millions at the primary level to force them out. Cori Bush and Jamal Bowman lost their jobs in the last cycle, precisely because reactionaries in the (D) party were listening. Quite a few others were gated out of the system on similar grounds.

[–] OnASnowyEvening@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Merrick Garland. That AG's name is Merrick Garland. It should not be forgot. Merrick Garland. He sat on his ass just like Mitch McConnell thinking things would magically work themselves out without needing to do their jobs and lo and behold things did not magically work themselves out.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What law are you taking about?

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Technically an amendment to the constitution, the third section of the 14th amendment, that nobody who has engaged or helped an insurrection can hold office in the government or military (except with a 2/3 majority of congress).

[–] iridebikes@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Yeah, you're not wrong, that's another path. Full blown authoritarianism.