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Perhaps because he doesn't seem to think there will be a need for a 2028 presidential race. Did he not say "you won't need to vote anymore" to his supporters after the 2024 election?
yes. yes he did. that either means he's establishing himself as dicktator for life, or he's gonna fuck up the country so much there won't be a government to elect in 2028. his actions thus far, it's hard to tell which way he's aiming that malformed 'shroom of his.
Just a correction, he didn't say this after, he literally said it a few days before the election.. :(
yeah that's what I meant, just poorly phrased -- "you won't need to vote anymore [after the election]" to his supporters.
Understood! Sorry for the confusion!
Trump views Trump as his successor.
And that's Donald Trump Sr., specifically.
Trump cannot fathom a world where he's not the center. So to him, the 2028 election doesn't exist. It doesn't dawn on him that the republican party will NEVER stand in the way of the 2 term limit, for one important reason. If they ever lose, they may never win again. Imagine if Obama had been allowed to run for a 3rd term. We'd be on his 6th term right now.
So republicans don't want to risk that.
It's like being 4th and 9. You punt. Unless you're close enough for a field goal. But you don't run a play and risk losing everything.
republicans have thus far been willing to risk literally the entire constitution/democratic process, but term limits for president would be the line they don't cross?
Because its the one that has consequences.
If they kill democracy, or kill the constitution, that just means THEY'RE in charge.
But if they go against term limits, there is no more inevitable back and forth. There could be a time where the democrats gain power, and without term limits, never give it up.
Whereas this way, they continue to make slow progress thats never interupted. They don't want to risk that.
Because its the one that has consequences.
A lot of their other transgressions have consequences. They're doing them anyway.
If the SC allows for a 3rd term as an option, it'll be Trump v Obama 2028.
To quote (Barack) Obama when he was asked in '14 or '15 about hypothetically running for reelection again if it somehow became legal, "Michelle would kill [him]"
She's done with the whole political pageantry bullshit, if her absences from hollow political theatre events like the Trump inauguration are any indication.
Good for her, I say.
Unfortunately, the legislative policy that's being floated in the House is that a president can seek a third term only if their first two terms were non-consecutive. (Source)
Ah yes. The "I'm too scared to run against Obama" clause
He knows Obama has bigger crowd sizes.
No chance of passing thankfully.
Absolutely! Thankfully. Just tipping their hand with regards to the ridiculous bullshit they'll try use to prevent a Trump vs Obama situation.
We also said overturning Roe V Wade had no chance of passing. We also said "the president is immune to all crimes" had no chance of passing. We also said many other things they've passed had no chance.
I'm not holding my breath.
Roe vs Wade was never codified in law let alone the constitution.
It's not a policy, it's a proposed constitutional amendment.
Well, even more, it's just performative ass-licking.
Well he tried to get his last VP killed, so this is on brand for him already.
Its been only a month or so. Give it some time!
Probably gonna amend the constitution to let Elon pull a Putin. Or just not and do it anyway
That's because Trump doesn't view himself leaving office in 2028. He's president for life now.
I can see him rallying his cult to defend him if anyone, including the GOP, tries to get him to step down. He's done it before. But this time, he'll have far more power.
He’s president for life now.
Ecclesiastes 8:8 -- No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death.
Of course. For Trump, presidency goes to the highest bidder. Musk just outbid Vance, that's all.
Musk can't qualify, he's not a natural-born US Citizen, and I thank my lucky stars for that. ArtII.S1.C5.1 Qualifications for the Presidency
Now, natural-born sock puppet stooges for Musk, I cannot speak to.
Anything is possible when you just ignore the rules and nobody stops you.
If they are not bound by law, neither are we.
For a few billion, what couldn't you sell? C'mon 6 billion and 200 horses! He'll write your name in the sky with spy satellites.
I firmly exoect Trump to sell Elon birthright citizenship. He bought his founder title at Tesla as well.
I actually don't think Trump will endorse Musk either but I could be wrong .
If Trump is still alive, why wouldn't he just run again?
Dumb piece of paper called the constitution. Don't worry, we won't have to worry about it in 4 years.
But my point is it's just as unconstitutional for Musk to run, so why would he endorse Musk over himself?
OK, 6 billion, 200 cattle, the finest herd with hardly any covid, name in the sky and 10 virgins from south Africa!
A free personalized tezla with automatic satellite navigation!
Welp, you heard the news JD. There's only one way for you to become president...so get to work. I mean as long as you say its an official act you can do the deed yourself and aparently its totally legal.
But he wouldn't have been president when he did it, so it wouldn't apply.
that's gotta sting, eh, vd?
Heh. VD.
Alternatively: heterosectional
The political theater never disappoints. Trump’s coyness about Vance’s 2028 ambitions is peak performative ambiguity—classic distraction from the fact that nobody actually believes in succession plans anymore. It’s all just ego preservation wrapped in faux meritocracy.
Vance playing diplomat in Europe while simultaneously quarterbacking TikTok’s survival is a masterclass in cognitive dissonance. Saving a social media app while negotiating global conflicts? Only in a world where geopolitical strategy is outsourced to Silicon Valley’s dopamine factories.
The real punchline? TikTok thanking Trump for its resurrection. A Chinese-owned platform crediting an American populist for its survival—irony so thick you could carve it with a propaganda knife. The circus is in town, and the clowns are writing the rules.
Things have changed a lot since '14.
Like "on the one hand it's a hassle having your husband be president"
"... Buton the other hand... I want my daughters to have rights..."
So far his only smart words as a president.
Just Dumb should sit on his "sofa."
Trump works for what ever makes trump look good. He will eventually fire Musk. Are there odds on musk making it the full 4 years? Remember he was also in the first administration, but got out.
No, Trumps successor will be family. Or maybe Kushner