Trump in Indiana: "Fake News Media" would "not be happy about an extension on my presidency"

[Miles Archer]

On Thursday night in Indiana, President Trump made another one of his “jokes” about extending his presidency beyond eight years. He was talking about how he had wanted to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and was told that might take 10 years.

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Missed this when it happened live, but notable that Trump mused about getting "an extension on the presidency," said media "would be happy because when I'm not here their ratings are going to sink, so they'll probably be very happy."

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It’s not the first time he has alluded to staying in office past 2024. (It goes without saying, in his world, that he will be re-elected in 2020.) Speaking before a group of GOP donors last March he talked about Chinese president Xi Jinping saying, “He’s now president for life. President for life. No, he’s great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll give that a shot someday.”

Perhaps it’s the usual Trumpish upside-down logic at play, since he and the Republicans are actually running on the idea that he may not even finish out his first term if they don’t hold their congressional majority in November. He didn’t mention that in Indiana, but he’s made it clear in earlier rallies:

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President @realDonaldTrump: "We have to keep the House, because if you listen to @MaxineWaters, she goes around saying, 'We will impeach him, we will impeach him.'"

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/trumps-impeachment-horizon-believe-republican-candidates/

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. May the gods help us.

[zipplewrath]

2. They ain't the only ones

It ain't just the news media that would not be happy.

[Va Lefty]

3. Crowd cheered

Triumph of the Swill

[Blue_Tires]

4. I was wondering when he'd start floating that "President for Life" balloon...

Trump would do well to remember the demise of Julius Caesar because we just might have a sequel...

[Orsino]

5. He's talking about extending his presidency.

In Trump, that means he knows it's going to be shortened. In the meantime, he would like to continue fleecing the rubes.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. He is obsessed with ratings. Can someone tell him that he didn't win Dancing With The Stars?