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Summary

The Trump Store released $50 “Trump 2028” hats Thursday, sparking backlash online as Trump has repeatedly hinted at running for a third term.

“I have had more people ask me to have a third term,” Trump said on March 31, claiming the 2020 election was “totally rigged.”

Steve Bannon said he's exploring “five or six different alternatives” to enable a third run.

Critics on social media called it “insane” and a sign of “fascist” ambitions. Though barred by the 22nd Amendment, Trump could run again if it were overturned by Congress and the states. However, it would require a two-thirds vote of Congress and three-fourths vote of the states.

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[–] Hikuro93@lemmy.world 38 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

And these hats still had to be designed, manufactured and shipped.

Meaning, this wasn't exactly done yesterday. Meaning that while Trump was publicly stating that "they want me to run for a 3rd term, but I can't" this was likely already in the works.

Not surprising in the least, but still worth pointing out and adding to the already huge pile of bs coming from him and his suckers.

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[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 103 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

If this joke of a nation had any merit at all, these coy suggestions would be disqualifying and his flabby, corrupt ass would be on the sidewalk or in jail tomorrow. Unfortunately, Americans are lazy, entitled, stupid, and collectively rich enough to pretend that there won’t be consequences to our shortsightedness.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 30 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Americans don't have a democratic process to do anything about it.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 hours ago

Americans don't have a democratic process to do anything about it.

Hmmm, what would other countries do if they didn't have a democratic process to do anything about it? Maybe the French have some advice...

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

Yup. If we did, trump could've never had a chance at being president

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[–] Draces@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

The facts already disqualifying him is why he's disqualified. Good to see Americans aren't alone as the stupid ones

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Let me guess ... a 3rd term cannot end after four years but is a term for life .....

[–] Bloomcole@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago

it's ment for americans. more than soft people

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

Performative acts like that shirt are the proof-of-faith that the republiQans require. It's very tied up with Evangelical Christianity in an awful way.

[–] Srh@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

I wish soft launching a dictatorship was insane. He has soft launched all the atrocities before this. Always starts as a joke or suggestion... Until it's not. Now here we are. This soft launch will takes all the outrage of this move and diffuse it through time and the fire hose of all the other terrible things to happen before the the next presidental election... Assuming we will have one at all.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 20 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

It's weird to wear a hat that says "punch me I'm a fascist" but okay

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

Welp. It was a good run, America.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Almost three hundreds years of progress undone by a man that cosplays a billionaire Cheeto.

Truly remarkable.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Longest lasting representative democracy in history, ended by a felon rapist, while a solid chunk of the country cheered.

Truly a weak, pathetic, stupid, shameful country.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Representative for who? Natives, black people, queers, anyone remotely to the left wouldn't say the US has been exactly democratic during it's time. Trump and the GOP are just the current incarnation of the settlers that massacred the indigenous people and the racists who enforced slavery and later Jim Crow and segregation. They have been a part of America since it's founding.

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[–] valkyrieangela@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Could be a major grift, could be a very serious motion to run again, we don't know what's real because he'll try anything and knows his shit licking supporters will be right behind him to thank him. I'm skeptical but I'm ready to face the worst.

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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 30 points 17 hours ago

Remove Trump now!

[–] Tetragrade@leminal.space 3 points 11 hours ago

$50 hat bro is he fr 💀

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