Trump Wants to Be President for Life—and He’s Already Preparing for It
newrepublic.com
No, he’s not “joking” when he portrays himself as a king and muses about staying in office past 2028. Just look at everything he’s done this month.

Summary

Trump has repeatedly “joked” about seeking a third term, while making concerning moves toward authoritarian control.

He’s installed loyalists at the Justice Department (Bondi), intelligence services (Gabbard), FBI (Patel), and military (Caine).

His recent military purge removed six senior officers including those who determine legal orders.

These actions give Trump personal control over legal, intelligence, and military systems—potentially enabling him to declare martial law or invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass constitutional term limits.

  • Squorlple@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 day ago

    I sure hope when Trump said he wants to be president for life that his monkey’s paw curled a finger. Ideally, this would leave only the middle finger upright.

    • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      18 hours ago

      Is this monkey’s paw taking suggestions for cause of death? If so, might I nominate, “death on the toilet?” It just seems appropriate for Trump.