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Wicked Blue

(7,157 posts)
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 09:18 PM Jan 27

Trump jokes about running for a third term in speech to House Republicans

Source: NBC

DORAL, Fla. — President Donald Trump publicly mused about running for a third term Monday in remarks that House Republicans in the room saw as a joke — but one that Trump keeps repeating.

“I’ve raised a lot of money for the next race that I assume I can’t use for myself, but I’m not 100% sure,” Trump told House Republicans at a gathering here, one week after he was sworn into office for a second term. “I think I’m not allowed to run again.”

Trump continued to entertain the prospect of yet another presidential run, prodding Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who moments earlier had introduced him onstage, to promise a “new renaissance.”

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Trump's remarks at the House Republicans' annual issues retreat at Trump National Doral, his golf club and resort outside Miami, came just days after an ally in the House introduced a measure that would set in motion the process to adopt a constitutional amendment allowing him to seek a third term. The bill has not advanced at all in the chamber.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-jokes-running-third-term-speech-house-republicans-rcna189530

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Trump jokes about running for a third term in speech to House Republicans (Original Post) Wicked Blue Jan 27 OP
Again? sakabatou Jan 27 #1
Mike Johnson, had he been around for the original Red Mountain Jan 27 #2
He would have been a member of the Inquisition. LudwigPastorius Jan 27 #3
He's not "joking," he's floating the idea JoseBalow Jan 27 #4
He is joking about "running" quakerboy Jan 28 #5
He will declare he's running for office again to keep fundraising off it JoseBalow Jan 28 #6
I think we are beyond that. quakerboy Jan 28 #7
He will declare he's running in order to solicit funds JoseBalow Jan 28 #8
Obama Blue_Roses Jan 29 #9
Ohhhh, nooo... electric_blue68 Jan 29 #10
Did you forget the Blue_Roses Thursday #12
I think so...sarcastic they'd only allow it for drumphf electric_blue68 Thursday #13
I knew what ya meant Blue_Roses Thursday #14
Oh definitely.... electric_blue68 Thursday #16
He's trolling HereForTheParty Jan 29 #11
Running from the Memory Care facility? milestogo Thursday #15
He will not finish this term. The ending will be sudden and unexpected. Oopsie Daisy Thursday #17
The butler in the dining room with zee garotte? CTyankee Thursday #18
I hated her sooo much! Flames... on the side of my head... Oopsie Daisy Thursday #19

sakabatou

(43,819 posts)
1. Again?
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 09:32 PM
Jan 27

Are they going to stay silent again? Are the majority going to call him out, or will they bend the knee?

LudwigPastorius

(11,482 posts)
3. He would have been a member of the Inquisition.
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 10:00 PM
Jan 27

...burning people with hot pokers for blasphemy.

JoseBalow

(6,308 posts)
4. He's not "joking," he's floating the idea
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:03 PM
Jan 27

exactly as I predicted so many times. I said to give it a week, and here we are, right on cue.

Of course he will run again, regardless the law, in order to keep the grift going. He's never had it so good, milking free cash from his cult of rubes. He'll say shit like "people are saying" and "we're looking at it seriously" and the usual bullshit. And he will ramp up his "campaign" fundraising while the outrage plays out in the media and while he slow-walks it up the ladder in court to his SCrOTUS pals.

It's not about winning, he doesn't care about that. It's too lucrative for him to ever willingly walk away from campaigning, from raising money. Of course he will "run" again, it's free cash.

quakerboy

(14,263 posts)
7. I think we are beyond that.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:03 AM
Jan 28

Theres more money to be made drifting the government, selling off/out the government, than there is from campaigning. But he has to stay in power to keeping going.

JoseBalow

(6,308 posts)
8. He will declare he's running in order to solicit funds
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:21 PM
Jan 28

He won't leave money on the table, especially because of some silly rules he doesn't think apply to him anyways. Campaigning has been a lucrative grift for him, he won't willingly give it up.

Blue_Roses

(13,607 posts)
9. Obama
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:46 AM
Jan 29

Seems like if they opened it up to a 3rd term, President Obama can run too! Bring it on!

Oopsie Daisy

(5,127 posts)
17. He will not finish this term. The ending will be sudden and unexpected.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:36 PM
Thursday

But celebrated by billions... including Melania.

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