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[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 143 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

There are shirts that say "Rewrite the rules," so it's pretty clear that they know this isn't allowed and are trying to start early and normalize tearing up the Constitution.

Also:

Republican senators on Capitol Hill later downplayed Trump's comments, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, of South Dakota, telling reporters that Trump couldn't seek a third term "without a change in the Constitution."

Thune also said Trump is "probably messing" with reporters who ask about the possibility of a Trump 2028 campaign.

So they're going with the tried-and-true "it's just a joke, bro" defense, until of course it isn't.

Asked to comment, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt referred NBC News to the Trump Organization “since it’s their website,” adding, “but it’s a cool hat and I suspect it will be highly popular!”

New tagline just dropped! "Dictatorship: It's A Cool Hat and I Suspect It Will Be Highly Popular"

[–] stardustsystem@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago

Just like Project 2025 'Wasn't the plan' until it was the plan.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What do you get when you cross a penis and a potato?

Donald Trump.

[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago
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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago

This is the party that says "he means what he says!”

And now it's "He's probably messing".

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 78 points 10 months ago (1 children)

this is how he operates.. he denies, then jokes, then encourages others to joke, then when they do he gets serious, then act like everyone was always serious.

this man will NEVER willingly give up a shred of power.

[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 10 months ago

....to shreds it is, then.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 59 points 10 months ago (3 children)

"Rewrite the rules" is a clear campaign slogan.

This is a HARD line for me. This fucker doesn't get to run again.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hopefully also literally unable to run

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

You think he's currently able to run? If so I have a medical report you'll love to see.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

He wasn't able this time either. 14th amendment.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 10 months ago

As an adjudicated insurrectionist, he's disqualified under the 14th amendment from holding his office. We're already past that line.

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Well, running for president isn't really running if the result is already fixed. So you have that going for you.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 50 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does everyone remember during Trump's first presidency, President Xi had just made himself president for life. Trump brought this up at a rally and said "maybe we should try that" and the crowd cheered. It was never a joke. Everything he says is testing the waters to see what reaction he'll get. Now there's a group trying to get him elected to a 3rd term. I think a Republican congressman or two is also pushing for this.

I think a Republican congressman or two is also pushing for this.

Remember the progression with his election denial as well.

Jan. 6, 2021 and there were just a handful of plants who would try to object to the counting, before all hell broke loose, while the rest think they're being savvy and staying in their base's good graces while not taking flak by not denouncing it. Four years later, and they don't bat an eye when the literal insurrectionists that nearly killed them are all pardoned, and nobody will even go on record calling it anything but Trump's version.

By 2028, expect to see lockstep party agreement on this, as well as plans to actually do it - whether allowed or not - already well underway.

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 48 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He said he’d do this. Why are any USAians surprised?

[–] podperson@lemm.ee 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m glad to see “Americans” getting used less for obvious reasons, but every time I see that written I read it as “us asians”.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 34 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Modify them to read ‘Trump: 1946 - 2028’.

[–] choab@discuss.online 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

made this

*this is not real, I shopped it

[–] gabbath@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

"See?! Libs want a dictator too!!!!11"

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Please don't, I would buy them and finance Trump :(

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where did I suggest purchasing anything?

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

You really are a genius, i wasn't sure before.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 31 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Turns out it's nowhere near as complicated as everyone said it would be to change the constitution. All you've got to do is buy yourself a Supreme Court.

[–] suicidaleggroll@lemm.ee 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Nah, turns out you don't actually have to change it at all. If nobody is willing to enforce the rules laid out in the Constitution, then it's just a worthless scrap of paper that means nothing. He can just do whatever he wants now, nothing matters.

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 14 points 10 months ago

Every child knows a rule only counts if a) you're caught breaking them and b) you're punished for breaking them.b

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

He's just ignoring it anyway.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

and ignore them because they're incapable of enforcing anything. Turns out half of our representatives are nazis and the other half are spineless cowards.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Supreme Court has often stood against him and is now. He thought he could buy them, you thought he could buy them, they don't agree with either of you.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 5 points 10 months ago

Long may I continue to be proven wrong.

[–] coherent_domain@infosec.pub 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

I guess Trump merch is exempted from the tariffs?

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Susan Collins is very concerned.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not protesting now, cuz laziness, but you better belive I'm burning shit if he wants ro run again

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

He wants to run again, but really, he wants to not need to run at all. Just dictator for life, which is probably not very long considering his age and health. Putin is his model for how "free and fair" elections should go.

I have faith that our Constitution will weather this and also no Republican will sit in the oval office in 2028.

[–] BenjiRenji@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago

Even if he isn't going to run, why would he not try to sell such hats and t-shirts? It's money in the bank.

[–] choab@discuss.online 8 points 10 months ago
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I can't think of a comment to make here that won't get me investigated by this Secret Service

[–] AbraKadabra1993@reddthat.com 6 points 10 months ago

Step up your op sec and speak freely :)

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

He may be old, but mentally and emotionally he is like a child.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 6 points 10 months ago

It's pitchforks and guillotines time.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago

ok he's serious.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

I saw this interesting video, and there are not lots of ways for him to run in 2028.

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