They’re not joking about a third term for Trump

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Screw off NBC for framing it this way. WTF.

There is a constitutional amendment. ANY talk of this is dictatorial.

First paragraph:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”

And Trump said there are ways, which is blatant lie.

Sounds like accurate reporting of the news.

DP. I’m not the first pp, but I agree the framing is problematic, so I added what I think would be a good fix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This piece in the Atlantic raises the interesting point that enforcing the 22A will have its own challenges: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-third-term/682243/

But as Trump has repeatedly demonstrated, questions of the law and the Constitution ultimately reduce to power struggles. If you hear somebody say Trump is not allowed to do something, the first question to ask is What’s the enforcement mechanism? The courts may be likely to rule against permitting him to run as either president or vice president. But such cases are unlikely to be decided until after the Republican convention has locked in the party’s choice, forcing the courts to choose between effectively canceling the presidential election and enforcing the Twenty-Second Amendment.

Would five justices on the Supreme Court have the guts? Would the states follow such a ruling in a white-hot atmosphere where Republicans would accuse the judicial branch of nullifying democracy? Every apparently solid assumption about the inviolability of the two-term limit gets porous upon close inspection.

These are good points. Where/how/when does Trump get blocked from running again? Will Secretaries of State refuse to put him on the ballot? Will the courts force every state to take him off? During the primaries? After the convention?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Screw off NBC for framing it this way. WTF.

There is a constitutional amendment. ANY talk of this is dictatorial.

First paragraph:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”

And Trump said there are ways.

Sounds like accurate reporting of the news.

The "ways,' are ludicrous. Vance is elected president and Trump is his VP. immediately after being sworn in as president Vance immediately resigns and trump is president. Or, even more ludicrous is trump is elected Speaker of the House and GOP elected president and VP immediately resign and trump is president.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Screw off NBC for framing it this way. WTF.

There is a constitutional amendment. ANY talk of this is dictatorial.

First paragraph:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”

And Trump said there are ways.

Sounds like accurate reporting of the news.

The "ways,' are ludicrous. Vance is elected president and Trump is his VP. immediately after being sworn in as president Vance immediately resigns and trump is president. Or, even more ludicrous is trump is elected Speaker of the House and GOP elected president and VP immediately resign and trump is president.

Sounds like a plan, except Vance won’t win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Screw off NBC for framing it this way. WTF.

There is a constitutional amendment. ANY talk of this is dictatorial.

First paragraph:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”

And Trump said there are ways.

Sounds like accurate reporting of the news.

The "ways,' are ludicrous. Vance is elected president and Trump is his VP. immediately after being sworn in as president Vance immediately resigns and trump is president. Or, even more ludicrous is trump is elected Speaker of the House and GOP elected president and VP immediately resign and trump is president.

Sounds like a plan, except Vance won’t win.

It’s not a plan because the 12th Amendment does not allow someone to be elected VP who isn’t eligible to be P.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it’s just a distraction, doesn’t want you focusing on signalgate and the dismal economic news, among many other negative things due to his own actions.

Yes, and he’ll be in full mental decline or dead by then. I agree it’s worrying, but we need to focus on the now.

I think that we can worry about several different things at once. Indeed, we should.

[Anonymous]

How can 47% of Americans support this nut case?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Screw off NBC for framing it this way. WTF.

There is a constitutional amendment. ANY talk of this is dictatorial.

First paragraph:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”

And Trump said there are ways.

Sounds like accurate reporting of the news.

The "ways,' are ludicrous. Vance is elected president and Trump is his VP. immediately after being sworn in as president Vance immediately resigns and trump is president. Or, even more ludicrous is trump is elected Speaker of the House and GOP elected president and VP immediately resign and trump is president.

Sounds like a plan, except Vance won’t win.

It’s not a plan because the 12th Amendment does not allow someone to be elected VP who isn’t eligible to be P.

it's only "not allowed" if there's someone to say no and stop it - and who do you think will do that? remember what happened when colorado tried to keep trump off the ballot and the sup ct said it wasn't their place to determine eligibility?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Screw off NBC for framing it this way. WTF.

There is a constitutional amendment. ANY talk of this is dictatorial.

First paragraph:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”

And Trump said there are ways.

Sounds like accurate reporting of the news.

The "ways,' are ludicrous. Vance is elected president and Trump is his VP. immediately after being sworn in as president Vance immediately resigns and trump is president. Or, even more ludicrous is trump is elected Speaker of the House and GOP elected president and VP immediately resign and trump is president.

The 12th Amendment does not allow this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can 47% of Americans support this nut case?

Actually it’s more like 28% who voted for him. About a third of eligible voters didn’t even vote. But still how can 28% like him enough to vote for him? The only explanation is that most of those voters really hate free speech, healthcare, and groceries.

I disagree with them on those issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can 47% of Americans support this nut case?

This guy was voted in primarily because nobody in power would shut the darn border. I'm sorry to say it, but people were aware of his flaws, and still had no choice. That's the reality.

Listen to the people, prevent tyranny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it’s just a distraction, doesn’t want you focusing on signalgate and the dismal economic news, among many other negative things due to his own actions.

It’s a distraction, yes. Is Trump serious? Probably yes too. What should not be happening is the media covering it the way they do. The way they are presenting it now gives it oxygen. It should be presented as crazy person has another crazy idea. End of story.

The problem with this is that it's not just 1-2 crazy people. Maybe that was the case a few months ago, but it isn't now. It's a lot of people engaging with it seriously. It would be worse overall if MSM ignored it, because then those of us who don't follow conservative SM and news sources wouldn't know about it.

The only crazy person that needs to be referenced here is Trump.

The media gives credence to Trump with their headlines. And the man has no credence. We are partly in this mess because of the media and especially the Apprentice. Again, providing a false narrative.

[Anonymous]

It’s cute that he thinks people will still want him by then. And Donald, I don’t think you’re gonna last four years. Your health isn’t great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can 47% of Americans support this nut case?

This guy was voted in primarily because nobody in power would shut the darn border. I'm sorry to say it, but people were aware of his flaws, and still had no choice. That's the reality.

Listen to the people, prevent tyranny.

The border was a factor but not the primary factor.

When the incumbent sitting POTUS with a 40% job approval rating seeks re-election and then his campaign collapses 3 months prior to the election causing him to back out, the incumbent party has zero chance of winning that election; especially when the last minute replacement candidate is also the VP of that very unpopular sitting president.

Harris had no chance even with her opponent being one of the weakest major party nominees in our history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can 47% of Americans support this nut case?

This guy was voted in primarily because nobody in power would shut the darn border. I'm sorry to say it, but people were aware of his flaws, and still had no choice. That's the reality.

Listen to the people, prevent tyranny.

The border was a factor but not the primary factor.

When the incumbent sitting POTUS with a 40% job approval rating seeks re-election and then his campaign collapses 3 months prior to the election causing him to back out, the incumbent party has zero chance of winning that election; especially when the last minute replacement candidate is also the VP of that very unpopular sitting president.

Harris had no chance even with her opponent being one of the weakest major party nominees in our history.

Agree but you’re both right because the border issues were a big reason his approval was at 40% in the first place.