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submitted 3 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Summary

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon revealed that MAGA operatives are "working on" securing Donald Trump a third presidential term in 2028, despite constitutional term limits.

In an interview with Chris Cuomo, Bannon said, "We'll see what the definition of term limit is," suggesting they're exploring ways to circumvent the 22nd Amendment.

Recently released from prison after serving four months for contempt of Congress, Bannon placed second in a CPAC straw poll for 2028 GOP nominees behind JD Vance, while maintaining tensions with Trump adviser Elon Musk.

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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Read: They still don't have a replacement for Trump.

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Of course they do, but the issue is that too much of Trump's control over their base is from his cult of personality (somehow), not the plan itself. They don't know how to replace that. Yet.

[-] takeda@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Musk is hoping to be next. Yes, constitution doesn't allow it, but they don't intend to follow it anyway.

[-] MrGG@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago

That's why they're so interested in making Canada part of the US. His mom is Canadian. If Canada becomes part of the US he becomes a natural born US citizen and becomes eligible to run for president. And this is one of many reasons we cannot allow ourselves to become part of the US.

[-] segabased@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Time to really get to know our communities and our people in the military. The only justice imaginable coming from this is a coup in one form or another to oust them. Anyone in the military that is actually on board with this needs to be purged by the rank and file.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

They're putting a LOT of faith in those arteries holding up that long LMFAO

[-] regrub@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Just keep feeding him McDonald's lol

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 3 months ago

I swear to God you can hear all the grease caked inside his body when he speaks. That wheezing, wandering, droning voice has had a few too many Big Macs.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Bannon placed second in a CPAC strawpoll

My first thought: That'd be great, there's no way he'd win

My second thought: Democrats would find a way.

[-] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

My first thought: That’d be great, there’s no way he’d win

Remember, the overwhelming majority of the country thought the exact same thing about Trump in 2016.

[-] oppy1984@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Democrats, the masters of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago

They never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

We’ll see what the definition of term limit is

It's right there in the amendment:

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

Donald Trump was elected twice. He is ineligible to be elected again.

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

If I had to put money on it, I'd guess they contest the legitimacy of the next election, and he just refuses to step down - can only be elected twice, but he's just there as a care taker until a proper election can happen

[-] sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago

Or he’ll start a war and declares martial law

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Martial law lets you arrest people without trial, but it doesn't directly allow you to just not hold an election, and you can only declare it "unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it".

I guess you could come up with some pretence then impose martial law and make it clear that anyone voting the wrong way is going to get arrested, but at that point why bother with laws at all?

[-] answersplease77@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Trump will be 79 in 2 months, at 83 he himself wont be around to run in 2028, but MAGA would still be there and that's what we should be fighting. I mean sadly and similarly Bernie Sanders wouldnt be around to run in 2028, but his movement is what we should be carrying

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Third term?
Again with the Russian model - why not be more imaginative and declare yourself some new made-up dictator name (& just be a dictator, no terms, no red & blue, only polished golden ass), like something Borat would come up with.

His supreme big handedness of the Lord, the shitter of golden diarrhea, he who licks no domestic butts, the holy eternal MAGAer, the trumpest with the mostest absolute dumptruck ass, senior car salesmen.

[-] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Musk is already occupying that position.

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Likely scenario:

They'll first try to get two thirds of both the senate and the congress, and to a constitution overhaul in the style of Hungary. If that fails, there's always the option for a martial-law, or just circumventing the whole of the constitution.

[-] VanillaFrosty@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Maybe make him speaker of the house then have a stand in prez and vp step down?

I know a vp has to have presidential eligibility to be elected, which Trump wouldn't have at the end of this term. But Im not aware of the same restriction on the speaker

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

That's the wording. It looks pretty iron clad, if you care at all about the rule of law.

[-] GoatTnder@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

The problem is that word "elected." It doesn't specifically exclude someone assuming the role of president through the line of succession.

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