Yeah, as if he thinks the rules apply to him, even the Constitution. Even if he were to somehow lose a heavily-rigged election, he would just pull a Maduro, and simply refuse to leave the White House. It’s doubtful that anyone would do anything like physically drag him out of the White House. He would just stay there as the Dems dragged it through the courts, and then he would ignore whatever unfavorable decisions the courts make, and the Republicans in Congress would go along with it.
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FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 days agoUnless something changes, he can’t run again.
barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 4 days ago
freely1333@reddthat.com 4 days ago
He just said there are ways and I mean he could run as vp and then Pres could resign etc. so yeah I mean he can’t “directly” run again.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Apparently, any and all blatantly false national emergency declarations just sail right through any checks and balances. Martial law is just as easy. Surely a fentanyl tweaker Mexican anti fa supporter will be accused of rape at some point.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I fully expect him to try to change something, pull some underhanded thing like the VP switcheroo, or even try another insurrection (why not, he wasn’t punished for the last one? ) but as of right now he can’t run again.
shaggyb@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It’s important to note that even in that scenario, he’s limited to a total of 10 years. If he would take over from a VP position, he could exceed 10 total years as POTUS.
Whatever “limited” means in the current state of things is another question.
zxqwas@lemmy.world 4 days ago
He is also be 81 by then.