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#Trump again raises idea of running for an #unconstitutional third term
The suggestion followed a stretch of days in which Trump referred to himself as a #king & quoted a #dictator in suggesting that he was #immune from following laws
#USpol #Constitution #law #authoritarianism #democracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/trump-third-term-king-unconstitutional/
#Trump on Thurs again raised the prospect of serving for an #unconstitutional 3rd term asking a crowd at a WH event whether he should run again & receiving audience chants of “4 more years!”
Trump’s escalating rhetoric stoked further alarm among critics who say he is governing w/an #authoritarian playbook & fear he could attempt to seize #power undemocratically, as he attempted to do after losing the 2020 election. The #Constitution’s 22nd Amendment limits presidents from holding the office >2X.
@Nonilex the 14th amendment prevents trump from holding any elected office but here we are
@JonChevreau @Nonilex It used to. SCOTUS declared that only applies to Confederate loyalists in the 19th century