# Trump Proposes to Reopen Alcatraz Prison **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 5, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposes-to-reopen-alcatraz-prison/1017886 "2025-05-05T03:22:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposes-to-reopen-alcatraz-prison/1017886/12 "2025-05-05T06:32:35Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > > [@aceplace57](#): > > > > > > The concrete is spalling and crumbling > > > > Sounds exactly like every other Trump property on the planet. So, why not? > > So paint it gold and call it a day? Exactly. > [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@aceplace57](#): > > > > Tearing down the worst parts of Alcatraz would be difficult. All the debris would require removing by barge. > > This is Trump you’re talking about. There’s a whole bay to throw the debris in. Bonus: it pisses off San Francisco, both City and residents. Exactly. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Throw enough debris into shallow waters and prisoners can hopscotch to freedom. > > I guess they could televise it like “Hunger Games?” Don’t we already have Trump’s version of [_Running Man_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Man_(2013_film)) going on already? [He shows the depth of his knowledge of the United States constitution on _Meet the Press_. (Hint: it’s in the kiddy pool.)](https://www.aol.com/trump-says-cant-run-again-170557720.html) > [@](#): > > ## Trump says he’s not looking at running again in 2028 > > Trump, during the interview that was conducted May 2, said he’s not looking at running for a third term for president in 2028 and acknowledged he’s not allowed to do so ‒[after repeatedly floating the idea](https://www.yahoo.com/news/id-love-trump-entertained-idea-142835449.html) since returning to the White House. > > “I’m not looking at that,” Trump said, even as the Trump Organization recently started selling “Trump 2028” hats [on Trump’s online store](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-online-store-now-selling-193155296.html). > > “I will say this. So many people want me to do it. I have never had requests so strong as that,” Trump said. “But it’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do. I don’t know if that’s constitutional that they’re not allowing you to do it or anything else.” [And how is the felon in chief spending his time in office this mulligan?](https://www.aol.com/trump-truth-social-posts-no-100034906.html) (The **bolding** below is mine.) > [@](#): > > No political leader has used social media quite like [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump). But his recent posts on Truth Social, the social media platform he founded in 2021, have become increasingly bizarre: the president using the **lack of scrutiny** afforded by the platform’s small user base to truly let loose. > > In the hundreds of “Truths” since he took office, Trump has variously used Truth Social to [reimagine himself as a king](http://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114032082899254855) and to urge Americans to [“BE COOL!”](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114308258545250117) as the stock market tanked in the wake of his [trade war](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-tariffs), the president’s seemingly random use of capital letters, punctuation and inaccurate spelling consistent across the messages. > > Trump’s posts broadly fit into three categories: **attacking perceived foes, reposting praise and posting no-context images or videos of himself** , like an elderly relative in a family group chat. Let’s not forget about the most important thing of all: [avoid impeachment](https://www.aol.com/gop-amps-trump-impeachment-talk-110051693.html). > [@](#): > > President [Donald Trump](https://www.cnn.com/politics/president-donald-trump-47?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo) and GOP leaders are beginning to plot their midterm push to hang on to power amid a shaky political environment, courting key candidates in critical battleground House and Senate races while leaning hard on an issue that could animate the MAGA faithful: impeachment. > > Even though Democratic leaders are wary of a third impeachment vote, the topic has become a prominent discussion in GOP ranks, with Trump eager to avoid another all-consuming showdown with an emboldened Democratic majority and Republican leaders banking the talk could help drive up turnout in an election where Trump won’t be at the top of the ticket. > > “It is a key priority of his, obviously, to keep the House majority, because he knows what would happen if we didn’t,” Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN after meeting with Trump last week to discuss the midterms. “Democrats have already said they’re gonna try another baseless impeachment. They’ll do their best to grind the agenda to a halt.” No, Johnson; the Democrats did not say they would try for a baseless impeachment. They said they would try for a well-deserved and appropriate impeachment. Sadly, Johnson cannot be impeached from his political office. His constituents bear the mark of shame of putting him in congress anf foisting him on the country. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposes-to-reopen-alcatraz-prison/1017886)._