President Joe Biden's re-election campaign presents with enthusiasm donald trump As a radical Republican hostile to legal limits, the Constitution, democracy, and institutional norms. Incredibly, the former president provides his Democratic rivals with ample fodder for cooperation.
Politico reported over the weekend:
A video of the comment suggested he wasn't just joking.
“Will it be a second term or a third term?”
It's hard to tell whether Mr. Trump is confused or just dreaming of authoritarianism. pic.twitter.com/HbU701LF7k
— Kelsey Taggart (@kelsientaggart) May 18, 2024
Unfortunately, this was not an isolated comment. Five years ago this month, President Trump retweeted Jerry Falwell Jr. before his ignominious fall from office, saying the president deserved a six-year first term “to make up for the time taken away” by the Russia investigation. insisted. President Trump echoed Falwell's opinion in two tweets an hour later, saying nefarious forces “stole two years of my (our) Presidency (collusion delusion). We can never get it back.” wrote.
A year later, as Election Day 2020 approached, Republicans began to push this line more frequently and with apparent sincerity.
For example, when campaigning in Arizona in August 2020, Trump was greeted by supporters chanting, “Four more years!” Before the then-president began speaking in earnest, he agreed with the chant and added some related thoughts. And you know, given that we caught President Obama and sleepy Joe Biden spying on our campaign, which is treason, we'll probably get another four years after that. . ”
The day before the event in Arizona, Trump hinted to an audience in Minnesota that he intended to serve more than two terms, saying in Wisconsin, “We're going to win four more years. And then we're going to have another four years.” , because they were spying on my campaign. I'll have to do it again in four years.”
CNN's Daniel Dale recently said, highlighted Change in Republican Tone: “Trump has changed the way he talks about remaining president beyond two terms. He was framing this as pure media trolling, a libs-inducing joke.”This week, he gives real reasons why he should have more time in office.”
I also came to a similar conclusion. There have been countless instances where Trump has headlined rallies, and when there's a lull he'll start making random comments about the Constitution being a no-no and having more than three terms in office. It was obvious he was trying to provoke anger. He even pointed at journalists and told the crowd, “That line drives them crazy.”
But in 2020, there came a time when President Trump sounded like he was feeling the following: qualified More than 2 terms.
Of course, his reasoning was hopelessly absurd. In reality, no one “spy” on his campaign. Neither Barack Obama nor Joe Biden committed “treason.” A president who experiences a scandal will not have additional time added to his term as some kind of compensation.
Still, we're looking at Republican candidate predictions here Continue Years later, to talk about the idea.
It's understandable why many people simply shrug their shoulders at comments like the one President Trump made at the NRA event. The 22nd Amendment prevents the president from seeking his third term, and there is nothing he can do about it.
But the Republicans' persistence in this idea is not only a timely reminder of Trump's hostility to our nation's political system, but also a reminder that Trump would relinquish power if voters return him to the White House. It also raises new questions about whether they intend to do so. This is especially true given the pending criminal charges that may not be adjudicated until Election Day 2024.
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This article originally appeared on MSNBC.com
