# Trump won't rule out 3rd term

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**Created:** [March 31, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-rule-out-3rd-term/1016371 "2025-03-31T01:50:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-rule-out-3rd-term/1016371/44 "2025-03-31T13:01:56Z")

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My thought on pretty much the same issue, from another thread:

> [@How will this be enforced? (judge orders Trump administration to abide by his restraining order)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-this-be-enforced-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-abide-by-his-restraining-order/1014147/111):
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> In and before 2015, I wouldn’t have disagreed with you At. All. But if I’m in the Democrats’ bullpen, trying to game this out, then I’d be painfully mindful of what Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Giuliani, and all the other Insane Clown Posse were doing in 2020: trying to figure out how to circumvent the law to Trump’s advantage. And if the Democrats in power aren’t hoping for the best while planning for the worst … we’re in big, big trouble. Trump is trying to replace the entire Federal workfo…

The Alternate Slate of Electors scheme was _inarguably_ a considered and concerted attempt to make an end run around both the Constitution and the will of the people.

Anybody who simply believe it couldn’t, wouldn’t, and won’t happen again is self-deluding.

I don’t know that it will, but there’s no rational basis for concluding it won’t.

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