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I am amazed when seemingly intelligent people talk about the end of (Original Post) prodigitalson 4 hrs ago OP
So anyone who doesn't agree with you is dumb? Melon 4 hrs ago #1
You're right, my bad prodigitalson 4 hrs ago #2
Oh, haha. ColoringFool 1 hr ago #25
It's one of my favorite DU post genres. BannonsLiver 3 hrs ago #17
If you don't think like me you are all dumb... Melon 3 hrs ago #19
You think he'll make it to the end of his term? Intractable 4 hrs ago #3
His lifestyle should have killed him decades ago prodigitalson 4 hrs ago #5
And so, the odds go up each successive year that this year will be the one! Intractable 4 hrs ago #6
I think he's pushed his luck for far too long PatSeg 3 hrs ago #10
If he even makes it that far I'll be surprised. Ocelot II 4 hrs ago #4
He sure does Whip-poor-will 4 hrs ago #7
What if they appoint him instead, run him as a vice president then have the other guy resign, voila. Blues Heron 3 hrs ago #15
I would be curious to know how the text could be "reinterpreted" to have any other meaning n/t Shrek 1 hr ago #21
Me too, I'm sure they will come up with some excuse though! Blues Heron 57 min ago #26
Agree. But hey isn't engagement farming with edgy commentary much more fun! BannonsLiver 3 hrs ago #18
Is it bunker? He does admire Hitler's speeches. ThreeNoSeep 3 hrs ago #8
He might have his plans SSJVegeta 3 hrs ago #9
When his term is over, he gets to meet the lawn he paved over. mr715 3 hrs ago #11
He'll leave .... End of (regardless of any 'plans', n' yada, yada .. ) - - - - - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 3 hrs ago #12
I don't think he plans to leave, ever, or allow us to have a free and fair election in 2026. GoodRaisin 3 hrs ago #13
His body 86ing him may be his term limit. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 3 hrs ago #14
Wow. So edgy. BannonsLiver 3 hrs ago #16
I believe I'm going to open my specially reserved bottle of champagne before 28. aeromanKC 1 hr ago #20
All signs point to him dying in office. City Lights 1 hr ago #22
What then do you believe the end of term will see? Torchlight 1 hr ago #23
I'm Amazed By People Who Think Trump's 3rd-Term "Plans" Mean Anything. ColoringFool 1 hr ago #24
If he doesn't leave who takes him out? He owns doc03 55 min ago #27
Wake up! EarthAbides 33 min ago #28

Melon

(1,689 posts)
1. So anyone who doesn't agree with you is dumb?
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
4 hrs ago

His term ends and I am contributing by making sure the people in my circle are ready and able to vote. Life is too short to worry about conspiracy.

BannonsLiver

(20,852 posts)
17. It's one of my favorite DU post genres.
Mon May 18, 2026, 12:15 PM
3 hrs ago

The old “I have special insight and the rest of you people are idiots.”

Intractable

(2,382 posts)
3. You think he'll make it to the end of his term?
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:14 AM
4 hrs ago

I have my doubts. He seems quite unhealthy of both mind and body.

Intractable

(2,382 posts)
6. And so, the odds go up each successive year that this year will be the one!
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:23 AM
4 hrs ago

I don't necessarily believe he'll leave before his term is up due to health.

There are so many other factors at play now, and some may eventually lead to his resignation or to the 25th Amendment removal process.

Also, for him to stay beyond the limits of the second term would require a lot of fight. He doesn't have that in him anymore.

PatSeg

(53,539 posts)
10. I think he's pushed his luck for far too long
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:48 AM
3 hrs ago

I believe that even he knows his days are numbered not just in the White House, but on the planet. I don't think that even the best healthcare that money can buy will be able to do much for him at this point - they are doctors, not magicians.

Ocelot II

(131,209 posts)
4. If he even makes it that far I'll be surprised.
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:15 AM
4 hrs ago
He might not plan on leaving, but we have to consider that old saying, "Man plans and God laughs."

Whip-poor-will

(507 posts)
7. He sure does
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:24 AM
4 hrs ago

It just doesn't matter what orange colored diarrhea his mouth spurts

The 22nd amendment in OUR constitution states "No person shall be elected to office ,,of the President more than twice...

End of story ,nothing to suggest or argue otherwise

Blues Heron

(9,026 posts)
15. What if they appoint him instead, run him as a vice president then have the other guy resign, voila.
Mon May 18, 2026, 12:11 PM
3 hrs ago

Or just have the Roberts court reinterpreted the rule to their liking.

Shrek

(4,462 posts)
21. I would be curious to know how the text could be "reinterpreted" to have any other meaning n/t
Mon May 18, 2026, 02:10 PM
1 hr ago

ThreeNoSeep

(323 posts)
8. Is it bunker? He does admire Hitler's speeches.
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:40 AM
3 hrs ago

Even if he doesn't use the bunker, fascists have a reason for it to exist. It might be a stupid or atavistic reason, but my expectation is that they try to have someone ensconced in that structure around the time of the next POTUS election, especially if they keep encouraging violence in the lead-up.

stopdiggin

(15,636 posts)
12. He'll leave .... End of (regardless of any 'plans', n' yada, yada .. ) - - - - - - - - - -(nt)-
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:59 AM
3 hrs ago

GoodRaisin

(11,056 posts)
13. I don't think he plans to leave, ever, or allow us to have a free and fair election in 2026.
Mon May 18, 2026, 12:06 PM
3 hrs ago

He thinks he’s dictator for life, which hopefully is not very long.

City Lights

(26,024 posts)
22. All signs point to him dying in office.
Mon May 18, 2026, 02:12 PM
1 hr ago

I don't see him making it through this term, but we'll see...

Torchlight

(7,048 posts)
23. What then do you believe the end of term will see?
Mon May 18, 2026, 02:13 PM
1 hr ago

What practical methods and measured agendas...?

EarthAbides

(464 posts)
28. Wake up!
Mon May 18, 2026, 03:06 PM
33 min ago

He just gave himself 1.7 billion dollars and no one stopped him. Do you really think that that money will be given to J6ers? That is just a smoke screen. That is his money now. Pretty soon, he is going to start purging voters from the states that he can for the November election. Whose going to stop him? And then he will declare some kind of emergency to stop voting in November, no one stopped the governor of Louisiana declare an emergency and stopped the vote. Trump will probably die before his term ends but after November the fascists will be in total control and it won't matter, someone will take his place. Look to see a lot of potential players looking to take trumps place start making headlines before November. Even Hegseth is in the mix now.

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