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A third term for Donald Trump
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Am I allowed to run again, Mike? Should I run again? You tell me. Hold on, is he really serious
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Well, here's what Donald Trump had to say in a phone interview just last Sunday. Well, that escalated quickly
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Trump used to flirt with the idea of staying in office past 2029
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But now, he suddenly appears to be dead serious. He told NBC News that he's mulling ways to stay on well past his sell-by date
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The problem? Well, it's illegal. That little detail? Yeah, it's called the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1951
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That's because Franklin Delano Roosevelt pulled a four-term marathon and Congress cried foul
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let's never do that again. They want to change the rules now. Some of Trump's allies love the idea of an everlasting Trump
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Steve Bannon's all for it. And a Republican congressman from the state of Tennessee
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even introduced a bill in Congress to change the Constitution. But here's the thing
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Changing the rules isn't easy. Two-thirds of Congress plus 38 states would have to agree
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And that's a massive lift. Good luck with that, you might say. But what if, just what if there's a loophole
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Well, call it the Vladimir Putin play. Some Trump fans have another plan
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What if Trump just ran as vice president? Picture this. J.D. Vance at the top of the ticket in 2028
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Trump is his VP. Then, surprise, Vance steps down, and boom, Trump's back in charge
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Now, some say this is all just talk. Senate Majority Leader John Toon says
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Trump's probably messing with you. But here's the real question. What if he's not
