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ificandream

(11,517 posts)
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:51 PM Tuesday

Johnson says he's spoken with Trump about 'the constrictions of the Constitution' on a third term

Source: CNN

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he has spoken with Donald Trump about the possibility of the president seeking a third-term but that he sees no path for it as any change to the US Constitution would be well after Trump has left office.

"Well, there's the 22nd Amendment," Johnson, who is a constitutional lawyer, said in response to a question about his comfort-level with the president floating a 2028 bid.

"It's been a great run. But I think the president knows, and he and I have talked about, the constrictions of the Constitution, as much as so many of the American people lament that," he said.

The president, he said, is trolling members of the other party when he talks publicly about the topic. "The Trump 2028 cap is one of the most popular that's ever been produced. And he has a good time with that, trolling the Democrats, whose hair is on fire about the very prospect," he told reporters on Capitol Hill.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/politics/johnson-trump-2028-third-term




Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks with reporters in the hallway outside his office on Tuesday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Johnson says he's spoken with Trump about 'the constrictions of the Constitution' on a third term (Original Post) ificandream Tuesday OP
Brilliant conservative scholars plotting BOSSHOG Tuesday #1
Trump wants to be president for life. n/t CMell Tuesday #2
Hoping for a short, very short one. 3825-87867 Tuesday #3
He still has to make it through THIS one, first. 3825-87867 Tuesday #4
HE'S A CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER????!!!! LOL joanbarnes Tuesday #5
To the same degree that he is a Christian, no doubt. Aristus Tuesday #9
I look forward to the matchup James48 Tuesday #6
Are there people who still think he'll just go away at the end of this term? JoseBalow Tuesday #7
Is this what is called Gaslighting? Nictuku Tuesday #8
That's easy--suspend the Constitution Bayard Tuesday #10
..The president, he said.. he has a good time with that, trolling the Democrats, whose hair is on fire about the very pr riversedge Tuesday #11
EPSTEIN FILES Grindr Mike!!!!!!! wolfie001 Tuesday #12
Headline should read mountain grammy Tuesday #13
Trump will be timms139 Tuesday #14

Nictuku

(4,435 posts)
8. Is this what is called Gaslighting?
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 02:32 PM
Tuesday

Like how Putin said it was ridiculous to think that Russia would invade Ukraine (in Jan 2022, right before the full war invasion).

They just lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie.

I have a new idea for a campaign slogan: MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN!

Bayard

(27,608 posts)
10. That's easy--suspend the Constitution
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 03:46 PM
Tuesday

No, he's not just trolling Dems. He's flaunting his intentions.

riversedge

(78,583 posts)
11. ..The president, he said.. he has a good time with that, trolling the Democrats, whose hair is on fire about the very pr
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 04:04 PM
Tuesday

It is Trumps job--trolling. It is all he does --






........The president, he said, is trolling members of the other party when he talks publicly about the topic. "The Trump 2028 cap is one of the most popular that's ever been produced. And he has a good time with that, trolling the Democrats, whose hair is on fire about the very prospect," he told reporters on Capitol Hill.


Just now from a Google search:

AI Overview

To "troll" someone on social media means to intentionally post provocative, offensive, or disruptive content to deliberately provoke an emotional response, such as anger or frustration, from others. Trolling can include making personal attacks, spreading false information, and engaging in harassment, often with the goal of causing chaos or getting a rise out of others for amusement or to cause harm.
Common trolling behaviors

Posting inflammatory comments: Deliberately posting off-topic, irrelevant, or offensive comments to incite an argument.

Personal attacks: Using name-calling or other derogatory language to insult or humiliate someone.
Spreading misinformation: Sharing false information to create confusion or controversy.
Cyberbullying: Persistently harassing or tormenting an individual online.
Using fake accounts: Creating fake profiles to support their own trolling efforts, to harass others, or to amplify attacks.
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timms139

(433 posts)
14. Trump will be
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 05:57 PM
Tuesday

lucky if a bonespur don't travel to his hard heart and kill him before this term is up .

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