President Donald Trump has once again thrown a curveball at America’s rulebook, casually suggesting that he might just stick around for a third term—because, why not? “I’m not joking,” Trump assured NBC News in a phone interview, though his previous track record of jokes suggests otherwise.
“There are methods which you could do it,” Trump said, presumably while winking aggressively at his reflection. Later, aboard Air Force One, he doubled down, claiming that the calls for a third term were overwhelming. “People want it. I have had more people ask me to have a third term—some say it’s a fourth term, because let’s be honest, 2020 was a total scam. Big scam. Huge.”
For those keeping track, the 22nd Amendment—introduced in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt won four times in a row—explicitly states that a person cannot be elected president more than twice. But technicalities have never really been Trump’s thing.
Legal experts and constitutional scholars have already started nervously hyperventilating into paper bags. “There are no credible legal arguments for this,” stated Jeremy Paul, a constitutional law professor at Boston’s Northeastern University, as he attempted to explain the law to a brick wall.
Meanwhile, Trump supporters seem thrilled by the idea of an extended presidency. Kayla Thompson, a former paralegal in Wisconsin, said, “America needs him. If he doesn’t do it, we’re probably headed backward.” She made this statement at a campaign event featuring Elon Musk, because of course she did.
When asked if he might pull off a “switcheroo” by having Vice President JD Vance run and then “pass the baton,” Trump responded, “Well, that’s one way. But there are others.” Pressed for another method, Trump simply said, “No.”
Political analysts believe Trump’s third-term chatter is more about optics than actual strategy. “A lame-duck president wants to appear anything but a lame duck,” one expert noted, watching as Trump attempted to flap his metaphorical wings.
Despite Trump’s claims of record-breaking popularity, historical data suggests otherwise. Gallup reports show that past presidents, such as George W. Bush (90% approval post-9/11) and his father George H.W. Bush (89% after the Gulf War), actually hold the top spots.
Trump, on the other hand, topped out at a humble 47%, but insists he’s “in the high 70s in real polls.” These “real polls” remain elusive and may or may not involve Mar-a-Lago golf buddies.
Congressional leaders, predictably, had no immediate response to Trump’s latest musings, possibly because they are currently attempting to locate the nearest emergency exit.
As for Trump? He’s just getting started. “I like working,” he assured the nation. And if he gets his way, America might be working overtime to figure out what happens next.
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