• enbyecho@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    He can’t himself since it’s spelled out in the constitution in the 22nd amendment.

    So tl;dr it would need 3/4 of the states to repeal that. More detail than that, but that’s what it boils down to.

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      1 hour ago

      I really hope that’s the case. But if there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s that Trump can seemingly do whatever the fuck he wants.

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        35 minutes ago

        I really hope that’s the case

        It is. It’s in the constitution and barring civil war and a military take over of the government that amendment is not going away.

        But if there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s that Trump can seemingly do whatever the fuck he wants.

        Actually he can’t. He most definitely can bloviate and spew whatever the fuck he wants, but when it comes to actually doing I think his track record is quite poor. For the most part he counts on toadies to fall in line and do his bidding, mainly so they can take the blame if it goes south. That he will be term limited is, IMO, the saving grace for those useful idiots - they know they can get rid of him and they only need to kiss his ass another 4 years.