“I know it’s hypothetical right now, but if you’re allowed for some reason to run for a third term, is there a thought that Democrats could try to run Barack Obama against you?” Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked Trump in the Oval Office on Monday…

    • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      Bannon has stated publicly they are working on working around the constitution to do so.

      One trick would be via order of succession. Eg JD runs, trump as VP, JD resigns, trump is prez.

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        3 days ago

        It certainly goes against the spirit of it, but yea, the amendment says no person shall be elected more than twice.

        It’s something entirely different to be elected the highest office in the land and be such a sycophant as to give it away to a madman.