Trump's third term

[WorldWatcher]

The twelfth amendment states that any n order to be eligible for VP you must also be eligible to run for POTUS

And the three constitutional requirements to BE President are:

• Age 35
• 14 Years a Citizen
• Natural Born Citizen

Assuming the office and being elected to the office are two different things.

(Trump will never be elected to VP, so it's a hypothetical.)

But ya, a 2028 set of tickets would be awesome. So you would have as (President/Vice President), with the President promissing to resign immediately:

• JD / Donald
• Michelle / Barrack

Can you imaging how much fun that would be?


WW

 

[braalian]

And the three constitutional requirements to BE President are:

• Age 35
• 14 Years a Citizen
• Natural Born Citizen

Another constitutional requirement is that one has not already served two full terms as president.

There are only two people on the planet who fail to meet that particular requirement, and Donald Trump will make three when his current term is over

Since he will be ineligible for president at that time, he will also (thanks to the 12th amendment) be ineligible for the office of VP

Barrack Obama and George W Bush can similarly never run for VP and “backdoor” their way back in

 

[sealybobo]

View attachment 1095105

Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so

Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

www.aol.com

Will Trump have to run for his third term...or can he just stay in office and appoint himself? I'm thinking if he puts in his dream team in the military, that will allow him to stay in the White House. Without the military you can't be a good dictator.

Can't wait

 

[WorldWatcher]

Another constitutional requirement is that one has not already served two full terms as president.

No there isn't.

There are only two people on the planet who fail to meet that particular requirement, and Donald Trump will make three when his current term is over

There are a number of people that could be elected VP or SOTH house.

Bush II and Obama along with Trump at the end of this term.

Since he will be ineligible for president at that time, he will also (thanks to the 12th amendment) be ineligible for the office of VP

He's not "ineligible" to * * BE * * Presidentent, he's not eligible to run to be elected President.

Barrack Obama and George W Bush can similarly never run for VP and “backdoor” their way back in

Sure they can.

WW

 

[braalian]

No there isn't.

Uh, yes, the 22nd

He's not "ineligible" to * * BE * * Presidentent, he's not eligible to run to be elected President.

you can’t run for president if you’re not eligible to be president

 

[M14 Shooter]

There are only two people on the planet who fail to meet that particular requirement, and Donald Trump will make three when his current term is over

Bush 43
Clinton
Obama

Barrack Obama and George W Bush can similarly never run for VP and “backdoor” their way back in

If anyone were going to 'back door' themselves into another term, it would be The Obama.
He's entitled to be in office, see, and He deserves to have the power of the Presidency.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Uh, yes, the 22nd

Which is what I said. The 22nd bars election to office of President more than twice. Not occupying the office for more than two terms.

you can’t run for president if you’re not eligible to be president

#1 Eligibility requirements to be President:

• Age 35
• 14 Years a resident
• Natural Born Citizen

#2 They wouldn't be running for President, they would run to be the Vice-President or SOTH. SOTH means actually being elected a Representative of the House and then elected by the House to be SOTH.

WW

 

[BrokeLoser]

Do you honestly think Trump even understands constitutional law enough to be taking about that specific path?

Do you think if someone asked him what the 22nd amendment is, that he’d be able to answer on the spot?

Be honest….

If you’re saying that you think Trump has a firm grasp of constitutional law, then I call BS and say you’re lying

“Billionaires are stupid, homosexual purple hair nose ringers in cyberspace are uber intelligent.”

 

[braalian]

Bush 43
Clinton
Obama

If anyone were going to 'back door' them selves into another term, it would be The Obama.
He's entitled to be in office, see, and He deserves to have the power of the Presidency.

I forgot about Clinton, you’re right

 

[WorldWatcher]

I forgot about Clinton, you’re right

Given a choice of running Clinton or Obama as VP to challenge Trump running as VP...

I can't see them running Clinton, my bet would be Obama.

WW

 

[braalian]

Given a choice of running Clinton or Obama as VP to challenge Trump running as VP...

I can't see them running Clinton, my bet would be Obama.

WW

Well, none of them can ever be president again, so it’s all moot

 

[WorldWatcher]

Well, none of them can ever be president again, so it’s all moot

Sure they can, they can BE President, they just can't be elected President.

Yes there is a difference.

WW

 

[braalian]

Sure they can, they can BE President, they just can't be elected President.

Yes there is a difference.

WW

If they can’t run as vice president either, how would they ever become president?

Become speaker of the house and wait for both the POTUS and VP to resign?

 

[braalian]

 

[WorldWatcher]

If they can’t run as vice president either, how would they ever become president?

The can run as Vice President.

The prohibition is being elected to President as long as they comply with constitutional limits on being able to assume office, which are:

• Age 35
• 14 Years a Resident
• Natural Born Citizen

Become speaker of the house and wait for both the POTUS and VP to resign?

Yep, it's bizarre but being elected VP or SOTH and assuming office are not precluded.

WW

 

[Kondor3]

don't think he can. that would put him next in line, which is against the rules.

I don't want to see him with a Third Term but I DO wonder if there is a legal loophole for this purpose.

Namely, that Vice President business.

You get J.D. to run for President and Trump for Vice President.

Then J.D. resigns.

Then Trump moves back into the Oval Office.

He would NOT have been "elected" to the Presidency so he is not in violation of the 22nd Amendment.

Your counter (above) that a Vice President must be eligible as a Successor is NOT stipulated in the Constitution.

And, if it is NOT stipulated in the Constitution, perhaps a viable argument can be made that it is entirely Constitutional and legal.

------

If the authors of the 22nd REALLY wanted to lock things down, they should have stipulated that no person who has SERVED as President for two terms cannot be made President again, and not phrasing it with the word "elected".

Just a first thought along those lines but it may be worth dissecting, as I'm sure the Trump folks HAVE been doing recently.

 

[WorldWatcher]

View attachment 1098226

You didn't just post a AI Chat response?

LOL.

WW

 

[braalian]

You didn't just post a AI Chat response?

LOL.

WW

It says what I’ve been saying.

I thought maybe people would finally get it of chat explained it

Trump cannot run as VP because to be eligible to run for VP a requirement is that you’re eligible to be president

He will not be after this term

 

[WorldWatcher]

It says what I’ve been saying.

I thought maybe people would finally get it of chat explained it

Trump cannot run as VP because to be eligible to run for VP a requirement is that you’re eligible to be president

He will not be after this term

There are only three constitutional requirements to be eligible to BE President. Previously listed.

The limitation on being elected President does not preclude assuming the office if elected to a different position.

WW

 

[Flopper]

I'm sure he's planning on a good outcome in 2026, but preparing for a not so good outcome.

Just a hunch..

The fact that Trump has been declaring national emergencies in order to cut government programs, illegal immigration and start a tariff war leads me me to believe that he is trying to get everything done before the midterms.

Riding into office promising to lower prices and then delivering higher prices and a recession isn't likely to help him in the midterms.