The 47th president continues to dismiss rumors of a planned third term – but will he change his mind and find a way after all?
On July 4, 1776, America freed itself forever, it believed, from the tyrannical rule of kings. Yet here we are today, almost 250 years later, as millions of Americans are gearing up for the 2028 presidential election, contemplating the possibility that Donald Trump will opt to remain in power. And it’s not altogether beyond the realm of possibility.
The US Constitution’s 22nd Amendment only bans a candidate being “elected” to more than two presidential terms without mentioning anything about taking the Oval Office on an additional occasion through succession.
Some Trump supporters have pointed to a legal loophole in which he could be the running mate to his vice-president, J.D. Vance, or someone else in the 2028 election. The individual to whom Trump would be the running mate in such an arrangement could then immediately step aside after winning and being sworn in as president, letting Trump assume power by succession.
While Vance has said he is not interested in participating in this scheme, what does Trump think about it?
Last week, Trump pointed to his presidential accomplishments as reasons to possibly campaign for a third term in office, the constitution be damned.
“We have the greatest economy we’ve ever had, I have my highest poll numbers that I’ve ever had,” he boasted to reporters in an interview on board Air Force One. “And, you know, based on what I read, I guess I’m not allowed to run. So we’ll see what happens.”
It’s that “we’ll see what happens” part that has Trump’s opponents up late at night. In other words, Trump has given the plan some thought, as have other prominent people who have the president’s ear, including Steve Bannon, the former presidential aide.
Disclaimer : This story is auto aggregated by a computer programme and has not been created or edited by DOWNTHENEWS. Publisher: rt.com
