Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms – a clear violation of the US constitution – during a bombastic speech for the National Rifle Association in which he vowed to reverse gun safety measures green-lighted during the Biden administration.

“You know, FDR 16 years – almost 16 years – he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” The ex-president and GOP presidential frontrunner said to the organization’s annual convention in Dallas, prompting some in the crowd to yell “three!” Politico reported.

Trump has floated a third term in past comments, even mentioning a prolonged presidency while campaigning in 2020. He has also tried distancing himself from this idea, telling Time magazine in April: “I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job.”

  • @[email protected]
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    381 month ago

    So let’s see here, Trump is 77 years old, but will be 78 at the time of election. Let’s just add eight years and we get 86… yep he’s angling for president for life.

    • theprogressivist
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      Yep, and his brain will be mush, so who knows who’d really be running the show.

          • @Scubus
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            111 month ago

            Nah, rfk was able to sustain it for a little bit. In Trump’s brain it would file refugee status and emmigrate.

    • @[email protected]
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      271 month ago

      He’s angling for hereditary dictatorship.

    • Zerlyna
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      1 month ago

      But Biden is too old already. SMH. Maybe he’ll get sucked out of a faulty window in his plane. Edit: that was a /s people.