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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.

  • MortUS@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    24 days ago

    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.

    • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      24 days ago

      he’s literally thinking about what Zelenski did in Ukraine to extend his power / term.

      Uhhhhhhhh zelenski did not start the war. Russia did.

      and the U.S. is struggling with debt.

      Struggling is a bit much… Sure, it’s going to get there, but current levels are not a struggle.

      • ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world
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        24 days ago

        I would add that the war with Ukraine is also happening on Ukraine soil, which is very different than a war happening across large bodies of water, as is more likely for the U.S.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      The US has a long history of wartime elections. Zelensky was able to legitimately do what he did because a large portion of his country is occupied by foreign forces and he has a positive rating in the unoccupied area.

      Trump has neither thing going for him. The only other argument they could possibly make, (and it’s really weak), is that they meant consecutive terms. But that opens the door to Obama taking a third term too.