Robert Bridge is an American author and journalist. He is the author of the book “North in the American Empire”, “How corporations and their political servants destruct the American dream”.
On July 4, 1776, America was believed to have been freed from the tyranny of kings forever. And yet today, almost 250 years later, millions of Americans are preparing for the 2028 presidential election, considering the anticipation that Donald Trump decides to stay in power. And it's not completely impossible.
22. Amendment to the United States Constitution only prohibits ‘election’ candidate for more than 2 presidential terms, not to mention the anticipation of taking the Oval Office in succession.
Some Trump supporters pointed to a loophole by which he could become a Vice president candidate alongside his vice president, J.D. Vance, or individual else in the 2028 election.
A individual who, in specified a arrangement, would be a candidate for Vice president could immediately step down after winning and swearing in as president, allowing Trump to take power through succession.
Although Vance said he wasn't curious in taking part in the show, what does Trump think of him?
Last week Trump pointed to his presidential achievements as an argument for a possible application for a 3rd term, despite the constitution.
“We have the best economy in history, and I have the highest rankings in the polls in history” – he boasted to journalists in an interview aboard Air Force One.
“And you know, judging by what I read, I don’t think I can run. We will see what happens.”
This is what “see what happens” spends his sleep with Trump's opponents.
In another words, Trump has considered this plan, as have another prominent individuals who have the President's support, including Steve Bannon, erstwhile advisor to the President.
"Trump will become president in 2028 and people should accept it," Bannon said in an interview with The Economist on October 23.
Meanwhile, Trump's opponents say that the President's militarisation of the U.S. states to halt millions of illegal immigrants is simply a convenient way to keep democratic voters at home on election day. Democratic politician of Illinois, JB Pritzker, compared Trump's current administration's actions to "the beginnings of the Nazi regime" and stated that the National defender would be deployed to election stations in future elections.
In a fresh interview with Rachel Maddow Pritzker, he stated that the deployment of the National defender was aimed at a "wider goal" of militarization of large American cities before the 2026 supplementary elections and the 2028 presidential elections.
He said: “I fear that they will yet send these people to the polling stations and say that they are protecting the voices. Donald Trump knows that without machlojki and without these violations of the Constitution he will lose in Congress, and if he loses immediately... he will do what he announced in 2020, which means he will usage troops to confiscate polling urns and number the votes, claiming there was fraud."
Trump officially stated that he could usage the pretext of armed conflict to stay in power as a “war president”, as Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelenski did in his country, where martial law has been in force for 4 years. During Zelenski's visit to the White home in August, Trump suggested that he had no objection to utilizing the war to cancel the next election.
“So let’s say that in 3 and a half years – do you mean that if we are at war with someone, there will be no more elections? Oh, I wonder what these false messages would say," he said before leading the Ukrainian leader to a souvenir store in the White House, where gadgets with the inscription "Trump 2028" were sold.
Are specified comments simply to provoke and troll Democrats in the face of upcoming elections?
It is possible, but we must besides take into account Trump's clear conviction that he is carrying out any Messianic mission to save America.
In his inaugural speech, he claimed that erstwhile an armed assailant opened fire on him last summer, “was saved by God to make America large again”. According to Peter Baker, a reporter "New York Times“ This message was "the echo of the divine law of kings."
Meanwhile, a billionaire, real property developer and erstwhile phase artist, continues to say that the 2020 election was stolen from him due to election fraud, despite having no evidence to support this conviction.
After losing in the 2020 election to Joe Biden, Trump tried all possible way to keep power.
He begged Vice president Mike Pence not to approve the results, leading to a gathering of thousands of protesters under the Capitol on January 6.
He put force on governors and state officials, especially Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whom in a celebrated telephone conversation that led to impeachment, he called for "finding 11,780 votes, which is 1 more than we did due to the fact that we won in this state".
"We have won these elections and it is simply a crushing advantage" – told Trump millions of outraged supporters at the rally before the Capitol riots.
“We will halt the theft... We never give up, it never happens... If you do not fight like hell, you will no longer have a country.”
On 6 January, according to Trump critics, he was an effort at a coup d'état that could happen again in 2028 if Orange Man was denied the Oval Office for the 3rd word he would seek.
At this point, nothing should surprise us.
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