Trump Meets With Jubilant House G.O.P. and Jokes About a Third Term

The New York Times ^ | Nov. 13, 2024, 12:36 p.m. ET | Catie Edmondson, Karoun Demirjian and Maya C. Miller

[E. Pluribus Unum]

President-elect Donald J. Trump addressed jubilant House Republicans on Wednesday morning, delivering triumphant remarks centered around his own electoral victory and drawing laughter when he hinted that they could pave the way for him to serve a third term in office.

Fresh off elections that put them on track to reclaim the House majority, Republicans greeted Mr. Trump with a standing ovation in a closed-door meeting in a hotel near the Capitol. It came just ahead of his meeting with President Biden at the White House.

“Isn’t it nice to win?” Mr. Trump asked to raucous applause.

He later added: “I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say, ‘He’s so good we’ve got to figure something else out.’” (The Constitution limits presidents to two terms, though Mr. Trump has mused before about circumventing that restriction.)

Mr. Trump, who has so far tapped two House Republican lawmakers to serve in his cabinet, depleting the party’s already narrow expected margin of control, also ribbed the group about wanting “15 members” from their ranks to serve in his administration. He promised he would stagger the appointments, taking only a few at a time. Republicans are now on track to have a single-digit majority in the House that could make it extraordinarily difficult for their leaders to accomplish anything.

During the meeting, Mr. Trump offered his support for Speaker Mike Johnson, who is expected to be renominated as the top Republican in the House later on Wednesday, saying he was “with him all the way.”

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It took three childless cat ladies to write this tripe.

[fwdude]

Three childless cat ladies with shaved heads.

[JaguarXKE]

Trigger leftist media in three, two, one…

[mykroar]

I’m shocked the headline says he was kidding.

[Son-Joshua]

I like that President Trump is teasing about running for a third term. It’s likely driving the media/Dems absolutely crazy given their limited ability to control their emotions.

[Wuli]

Yes we can do that. Melania for POTUS in 2028, with husband as VP.

[dfwgator]

They probably just generated it via AI and put their names on it.

[FamiliarFace]

The NYT finally understands when Trump is joking??? Wait, what?!! Usually they would describe this as Hitler demanding a third term.

[dfwgator]

Melania for POTUS in 2028

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Uhh, you know that’s not possible, right?

[Olog-hai]

The Constitution limits presidents to two terms, though Mr. Trump has mused before about circumventing that restriction …

US News speculated about ways Obama could have gotten four more years back in 2016.

[HerrBlucher]

If he’s Hitler he doesn’t need to run for a third term he will just stay in office until he dies. He needs some time to re-institute slavery and use that labor to construct all the concentration camps where he’s going imprison the woke. However life in the concentration camp will not be all that bad for them cuz they will be allowed to post freakout videos on YouTube and tiktok as part of the recreation hour.

[TonyM]

Time for the President of the Senate to take over on a daily basis. I’m referring to Vance for any dems reading this.

[reasonisfaith]

What happens when our elections are held under the true constitution, not the corporate one?

[AnAmericanMother]

"Me for Ma! (and I ain't got a durned thing against Pa!)"

- long ago and far away . . .

[Thommas]

Mr. Trump has mused before about circumventing that restriction...

Okay, Joy Reid, Joy Behar, AOC, Nancy Pelosi, et alia, it's a JOKE.

Please, evoke minimal caterwauling, oh ye harridans of the Left, it's a JOKE!

[Empire_of_Liberty]

What does the Constitution say about stolen elections?

I would say he won the first term and had the second stolen - that puts him back to zero.

So, he can run a 4th time, just like the ‘Rat Roosevelt, and not have a problem with the Constitution.

Our side seems to like the blinkers, just like a horse.

[mikrofon]

Our House of Lords may have a different face, but it’s the same old Thune…

[Blue Highway]

blinkers or blinders?

[rx]

Anything Barry can do, PDJT can do better.   Just sayin'.

[Twotone]

Uhh, you know that’s not possible, right?

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But how about JD Vance as Pres & Trump as VP? ;-)