President Donald Trump is harping again about a third term for president, complaining for the umpteenth time about the U.S. Constitution’s limits on presidential terms.
At a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday night, Trump stoked the crowd, saying he has the “right to run again.”
“I don’t know who is going to be your next president and I think the law said, I’m not 100% sure, but I think the law says I’m not allowed to run again,” he snickered, pretending he doesn’t understand the law.
He understands the law perfectly well, or he wouldn’t keep teasing a possible third run.
The 22nd Amendment clearly states that no person can be elected president more than twice.
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“I studied that phrase forever,” Trump complained, before adding, “Unfortunately, it’s quite concise. There’s not a lot of wiggle room.”
Then he interrupted his own musings to rehash his trite accusations about the 2020 presidential election.
“Well, the one thing is different: they cheated us on the second one because we won it three times. So, I think I have the right to run again,” a laughing Trump teased, only half joking, critics contend.
He fell back on his tired playbook ranting again about how the election was “stolen” from him, even though courts and vote audits have completely debunked that claim repeatedly.
“I think I have the right to run again because they cheated,” a chuckling Trump repeated as the MAGA crowd half-heartedly cheered him on.
“They cheated. They rigged the election,” he crowed.
“They rigged that; we did so good. We won three times,” he falsely insisted.
All through Trump’s unhinged ramblings about a third term, the audience members behind him have a look of abject boredom on their faces. At least one person is looking at their phone. Another is laughing at the idea. One couple actually stood up and left.
Social media erupted with commenters pointing out he isn’t joking about wanting to stay in office.
“He pretends he’s just playing footsie with this idea, but I have no doubt he has a very clear plan (that won’t work) to stay in office. There’s no way he would be so excited and invest so much in a ballroom he’s never going to enjoy,” an X user noted.
Another poster agreed, “Trump is sweating like a pig, eyes half closed, insanely weaving in and out of any semblance of coherent thought patterns, voice cracking and barely audible. MAGA has a look of horror on their faces yet they clap like the trained sheep they’ve become.”
This commenter hilariously noted, “Look at the dude in the white hat scrolling on his phone.”
X user Derek4Reelz simply noted, “Read the room, no one wants to see or hear from him ever again!”
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