I'm not a big fan of the "everything Donald Trump does is a diversion" theory. Yet, while once is insignificant, twice sparks curiosity, thrice is just too obvious to ignore
On May 4, President Trump hosted a summit for more than 130 small business executives to celebrate National Small Buseiness week. He stated to hundreds of small business owners at the White House's small business summit on May 4, Donald stated
When I get out of office in, let's say, eight or nine years from now, I'll be able to use it. I'll be able to use it myself." He was referring to legislation that would allow companies to write off spending on new infrastructure, a policy he said would help business and, by his telling, might still benefit him years from now.
Trump made the comments while discussing his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ongoing tensions involving Iran and the West Asia. Referring to his popularity in Israel, Trump joked that after completing his current term, he might consider entering Israeli politics.
“I’m right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for prime minister, so maybe after I do this, I’ll go to Israel and run for prime minister,” Trump said during remarks that quickly drew widespread attention online.
My goodness, that "joke" was funny! No, it was not a joke, though Trump wasn't being entirely serious. There are appoximately 3,210 reasons Donald would not run for prime minister of Israel. There also is one reason- diversion- that it was a tactically wise remark.
And one day later, in New London, Connecticut
Trump was speaking at the US Coast Guard Academy's 145th
graduating class at Cadet Memorial Field when he discussed 11 icebreaker ships
which have been ordered for the US military.
Trump said: "We're making, right now, currently under construction, we have 11. Beautiful.
“And I said, 'Come on, when's the first one coming?' They said, 'In 28'. I said, 'I'm going to be here in 28'.”
The president added: “Maybe I'll be here in 32, too. I don't know. Maybe I will. But I'm going to be here in 28. And I'll tell you, I say, that's great, because I'm going to be there."
This anti-Trump, former GOP member of the House of Represenatives is correct, as he typically is about the President:
So young people in America will now think it’s perfectly normal for a President to give a divisive, political, partisan address to our men & women in uniform. We’ve so normalized his divisiveness, his indecency, his busting of all institutions & norms, his corruption, & his… https://t.co/QXJo9e7Bbf
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) May 20, 2026
But this tweeter is only half-right when he comments
Trump tells Coast Guard Cadets that he may illegally still
be president in 2032. "I said come
on when's the first one coming? They said in '28. I said I'm gonna be here in
'28 maybe I'll be here in '32 too."
There is absolutely no excuse for this. This is about as unAmerican as it gets.
Un-Ameican, sure. However, it would not be illegal for Donald Trump to be President beyond January 20, 2029. It would be illegal- unconstitutional, actually- only for him to be elected more than twice. The 22nd Amendment reads "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice..."
So if we're concerned that Donald Trump may serve more than two terms as President, we'll have to rely on something other than the U.S. Constitution, which is a very dicey thing to rely on nowadays, anyway. Donald Trump may not be around three years from now- but he doesn't intend to go away quietly.
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