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Originally Posted by Itshim
Smart money is on him getting his third term if not directly then by proxy. The start of a dynasty  |
He won’t serve a third term. There is no provision to suspend the US constitution (the only part he can suspend is ‘no jail without trial’.) and the constitution says he can’t have a third term, and that his second term automatically ends 4 years, to the hour, after he was sworn in. Even if he locks himself in the Oval Office he simply will not be the president any more. No mechanism to keep him in power exists.
It is entirely likely that, he having served only 4 years, the country will be minded to stay GOP, and the current VP is usually well-placed to get the nomination. Vance therefore stands a fairly good chance of becoming president in January 2029. However, Trump will be 82 by then and I’d be surprised if he’s in much of a state to pull many strings by that point. Frankly I’m not convinced he will still be in effective control of the government by the time his term ends.