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(21,291 posts) Wed Oct 29, 2025, 08:40 AM Wednesday

Reality check: will Donald Trump seek and serve an illegal third term as president? [View all]

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105 votes, 14 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Yes- Trump will be president for the rest of his life - after all, who will stop him?
	14 (13%)
	ARRGLE BARRGLE Merrick Garland AIEEE!
	2 (2%)
	No- I reject demoralizing defeatist nonsense and embrace this one absolute truth: Trump is not omnipotent, and the states and the people are not powerless.
	89 (85%)
	14 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Reality check: will Donald Trump seek and serve an illegal third term as president? [View all] Fiendish Thingy Wednesday OP

My tea leaves are too rumpled to read beyond the next hour Torchlight Wednesday #1

Im still rooting for the Big Mac . . . Johonny Wednesday #2

If he were younger and in better health, YES newdeal2 Wednesday #3

Seek, maybe, because he does dumb, illegal and/or unconstitutional things all the time, but serve? Ocelot II Wednesday #4

Any "seeking" will strictly be for the grift Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #6

Absolutely for the grift, and for the ego-trip of being able to anoint a successor. Ocelot II Wednesday #7

Agree crazylikafox Wednesday #21

I was looking for that reply...seek and serve are different animals. Septua Thursday #56

I sincerely doubt he'll be around to seek one. marmar Wednesday #5

Grim reaper is going to come knocking Historic NY Wednesday #8

That is what I am thinking! IzzaNuDay Wednesday #39

His father lived into his 90s, even though he had Alzscheimer's, so I am not assuming he will die soon, tblue37 Wednesday #51

I hope he is president for the rest of his life. JustABozoOnThisBus Wednesday #9

I think there's a good chance of this EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #32

There should be an option for Canadian bacon. BannonsLiver Wednesday #10

there will be no unconstitutional third term rampartd Wednesday #11

As it is, Congress is dissolved. Repukes are fine with that. Ponietz Wednesday #52

The GOP will present him as "Dear Leader" until his death becomes public RainCaster Wednesday #12

He'll be dead. CanonRay Wednesday #13

Seek? Yes, he may well be already. Serve? No, thank God GusBob Wednesday #14

By "seek", I mean formally declare and file his candidacy and seek the GOP 2028 nomination. Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #17

I believe the puppet masters will cause him to either be shut down or will die. chouchou Wednesday #15

Yup- Trump is merely a temporary means to an end. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #18

I disagree. A fucked economy for the masses usually means ... Whiskeytide Wednesday #36

No, he won't live that long. n/t Chemical Bill Wednesday #16

100% this... nt EarthFirst Wednesday #19

Talk about a push poll Cirsium Wednesday #20

The poll asks if Trump will serve a 3rd term Kaleva Wednesday #22

Actually the "Yes" option states Trump will remain in office for the rest of his life Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #26

+1 BannonsLiver Wednesday #24

Acknowledging the lawlessness and daily atrocities isn't defeatism Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #25

OK Cirsium Wednesday #34

There have been numerous threads on the topic over the past week. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #35

All are possible Cirsium Wednesday #37

None of those are possible IMO Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #38

Very good Cirsium Wednesday #45

I believe he will try. Tommy Carcetti Wednesday #23

Johnson gave the game away --- Trump is trolling us. ificandream Wednesday #27

Depends... Mike Nelson Wednesday #28

Walk me through the steps of just how he will "try" to stay in office. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #29

Stay in office? Mike Nelson Wednesday #30

By wives taking over... Mike Nelson Wednesday #31

None of that is grounded in reality, law or logic. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #33

If he's alive, he tries. KentuckyWoman Wednesday #40

He's already said he won't run as VP Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #43

Legality seems to be open for debate. KentuckyWoman Wednesday #47

Two means two, not three Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #48

Will drumpf voluntarily walk away from campaign fundraising / free money? JoseBalow Wednesday #41

He doesn't have to run to grift like he's running. Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #44

But if he's not "running," that campaign money goes to someone else JoseBalow Wednesday #46

"President for the rest of HIS life" Conjuay Wednesday #42

La complainte du partisan struggle4progress Wednesday #49

His son is going to run. nt Blasphemer Wednesday #50

He better run (and not for president).... Jack Valentino Thursday #60

If a leading an insurrection is fine with the Roberts court then a third term is nothing. Blues Heron Wednesday #53

So you think SCOTUS will rule that a part of the constitution is unconstitutional? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #54

It's exactly what they already did- Colorado ruled he was ineligible and they forced him back on the ballot Blues Heron Wednesday #55

You are wrong Fiendish Thingy Thursday #61

States are in charge of the elections right? The scotus just made some shit up to force him back on. Blues Heron Thursday #63

The Colorado ruling was a unanimous, bipartisan decision Fiendish Thingy Thursday #64

I admire your faith bro. Blues Heron Thursday #65

No faith required Fiendish Thingy Thursday #66

Seek? Possibly. Actually win? Only if the game is rigged from the start. sakabatou Thursday #57

"States run elections" J_William_Ryan Thursday #58

SCOTUS never ruled on Trump's disqualification under the 14th amendment Fiendish Thingy Thursday #62

The only way Trump was ever going to be disqualified under the 14th Amendment was if the Justice Department put him Midwestern Democrat Thursday #67

You are correct Fiendish Thingy Thursday #68

He might well "seek it", but I don't believe he will survive until November 2028 anyway.... Jack Valentino Thursday #59