President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would "love" to serve a third term in office, casually mentioning his desire to ignore the pesky 22nd Amendment that explicitly prohibits this exact scenario.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump declined to rule out seeking a third term, stating "I would love to do it" while referencing his poll numbers, apparently under the impression that popularity contests supersede the Constitution, which—fun fact—they do not.
When asked if he was joking, Trump clarified "No, no I'm not joking," and mentioned "there are methods which you could do it", employing the same confident vagueness typically reserved for multilevel marketing schemes and miracle weight-loss supplements.
The president's latest musings come as a coterie of Trump loyalists work to rewrite the Constitution so he can serve another term, an idea Trump has done nothing to discourage. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee has already introduced a resolution to extend presidential term limits from eight years to twelve, because if there's one thing America's founders clearly intended, it's that future Congresses should be able to custom-tailor the Constitution around one specific septuagenarian's employment preferences.
Trump suggested one "method" involves Vice President JD Vance winning the White House in a future election and then simply handing the presidency back to Trump, a plan that carries all the constitutional legitimacy of a child's "opposite day" declaration but with significantly higher stakes.
When pressed to elaborate on his plans, Trump responded "Am I not ruling it out? You'll have to tell me," continuing his innovative leadership strategy of expecting other people to clarify his own positions.
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