Trump 2028? Why You’d Better Take This “Joke” Dead Seriously

narcolepticnerd October 28, 2025 0 comments

Trump 2028? Why You’d Better Take This “Joke” Dead Seriously

Trump “Jokes” About 2028—And Everyone Loses Their Minds

Just when you think we’ve collectively developed an immunity to Trumpian chaos, our guy comes up with a new bit: “Maybe I’ll run again in 2028.” Hilarious, except it’s not. Every time he says it, constitutional law nerds, political strategists, and anyone who can read the 22nd Amendment start stress eating.

Literally, the Republican strategist Susan Del Percio says what most are thinking: If he’s trolling, it’s dangerous trolling, and if he’s serious, it’s national nightmare material. And yeah, he keeps saying, “Am I not ruling it out? You’ll have to tell me.” Which is both a threat and a taunt.

Seriously, Read the 22nd Amendment ?

America wrote a law almost 75 years ago that makes it—wait for it—illegal to be elected president more than twice. (It was literally to keep power-mad weirdos out of the White House indefinitely.) But—and here’s what keeps legal scholars up at night—the Amendment doesn’t stop a former president from running for a third time. You just can’t be elected or hold office again.

Only in America do loopholes start becoming political strategies.

“Legal” in Trumpworld Means: Can You Get Away With It?

The Republicans used to at least pretend to respect norms. Then Trump came along—paints outside the lines, eats the crayons. History so far:

Signed orders to kill birthright citizenship (Take that, 14th Amendment!)
Threatened Congress on tariff authority
Deployed troops on civilians (the literal opposite of “law and order”)

So why the hell wouldn’t Trump try to cheat out a technicality around the 22nd? And let’s not forget Steve Bannon giddily outlining the “third-term plan” on cable news (MSNBC video). These dudes make Lex Luthor look subtle.

Why Would He Do This? Spoiler: To Cause Maximum Chaos

Look, Trump’s cult doesn’t actually care if their guy burns it all down. The government could be shut down, families miss paychecks, democracy is hanging on by a thread—and all he cares about is “winning,” no matter what it destroys.
Source: Millions lose pay in the shutdown saga, and food stamp families get hit too.

They want you to think it’s a joke. It’s easier to get away with an outrage if everyone else is busy eye-rolling or doomscrolling instead of paying attention.

Even the Supreme Court Might Drop the Ball

Time for a little dark humor: the one branch designed to stop autocracy—the Supreme Court—has been busier expanding presidential power than protecting the country. Their past few rulings? So “pro-president” it’s almost a parody. (Politico—Supreme Court Trump Power Grab)

Courts move at tortoise speed, but Trump’s chaos operates at bullet-train velocity. The day he files for a 2028 run, best case is we get months of televised legal hell…

How Does This End? Not with Laughter.

The longer decent people laugh this off, the more oxygen it gives him. Trump inspires cultish loyalty; he doesn’t need a majority, just enough chaos and distraction to break democracy’s firewall and squeeze through a crack. If you’re counting on the “reasonable” Republicans to clamp down, look at how many of them still can’t say “Jan 6 was a coup attempt.” Not one single Jan 6 rioter should have been pardoned, ever, and the country is less safe because so many have. Aggressive enough?

What’s Left to Do? (Besides Move to Canada)

Get serious. Register. Vote in every election. Talk to your family members—especially the Facebook doomers. Share real sources. And don’t EVER write off Trump, Bannon, or any of the sycophants floating a dictatorship-for-dummies playbook as “just trolling.” This is what the warning signs look like. Take it from a country that gave Marjorie Taylor Greene a committee assignment: don’t trust the system to save you.

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Tags: 2028 election, 22nd Amendment, American Democracy, Authoritarianism, constitutional crisis, Cronyism, Donald Trump, election security, MAGA, political chaos, Right-Wing Extremism, Steve Bannon, Supreme Court, third term, Trump, unfit for office