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Trump unveiling 2028 campaign hats: ‘Soft launching a fascist dictatorship is insane’ (www.latintimes.com)

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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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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 98 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (9 children)

In case anyone is still unsure, he is not willingly leaving in 2028. Everything that's happening indicates he is setting up a path for him to remain. One of two things are going to happen in our future.

We will need to march on DC in INSANE numbers and force him to leave with the threat of lethal force.
We will have to use lethal force to make him leave.

Only other possibility is he dies of natural causes before then. But then we get Vance and we'll probably have to do the same thing. This isn't just Trump. The entire GOP apparatus is a fascist movement. The only reason he didn't do it last time is because he hadn't set up the foundation for him to remain by doing things like, I don't know, instructing the FBI to arrest federal judges who oppose him, which is a line we just crossed today.

Fascism is here. Arm yourselves. Help others arm themselves. Train. Help others train.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

But then we get Vance

If Trump dies in 2026 then there are 10 constitutionally valid years of Vance ruling.

Do you think the Constitution will stay unaltered until 2036?

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[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago

Because of this comment, I think I’m going to start saving a little money for a quick trip to DC. I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I think I want to be there when it does.

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[–] Auzy@aussie.zone 60 points 6 days ago (17 children)

Third term has nothing to do with being a grift for money or whatever. He's using that as a tool for power

It's simple. He's going to jail when he's done being president. And he's pissed off so many people he's definitely getting shanked

He cannot pardon himself for state crimes

The entire point of running a 3rd term is to stay out of jail

[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 48 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He is going to ride the courts until he dies or too old to care. They had 4 years to lock him up for his previous crimes including Jan 6th. He won't see jail time and he knows it

[–] Auzy@aussie.zone 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter. Remember how stressed he appeared during the last lawsuits.

Make the prick stress the fuck out so he can't sleep at night

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

he couldn't sleep at night because he was getting all his sleep during the hearings

[–] Parptarf@lemm.ee 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Like how they put him in jail during Biden’s term?

Oh wait!

[–] Auzy@aussie.zone 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Why do you think he ran for presidency again... He was convicted. Legally, he can't argue he's running for a 3rd term, so the judge can't make the same. The only thing the judge did was say he'd postpone sentencing...

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[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 26 points 5 days ago

He's not soft launching shit. It is a fascist regime.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 66 points 6 days ago (18 children)

It still isn't currently legal for him to run for a third term. This is how confident he is the law will be changed or ignored.

[–] snf@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

To be clear. It's not just "the law" it's the goddamn constitution

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 30 points 6 days ago (17 children)

Just a piece of paper unless someone enforces it.

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 20 points 6 days ago (4 children)

My mom used to always speed like crazy, and when people would complain, pointing to the speed limit signs, she'd always respond with something along the lines of "signs can't limit speed, let me know if you see a cop instead." Some people just don't give a shit about the forms of soft power meant to keep people in line without taking real action against them. My mom was one, and our current president is another. The funny thing is that we're going to have to ignore them as well to stop him.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The problem is, the law DOES matter for us dregs. It only doesn't apply for the wealthy.

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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago (4 children)

This is why they are so actively defying the courts and ignoring their rulings, especially the Supreme Court, and he'll be doing it as often as possible between now and Election Day 2025. That way, when he defies them to serve a 3rd term, it will just be the latest in a long series of violations, and people will be too fatigued to fight about it.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 days ago (4 children)

It still isn't currently legal for him to run for a third term.

Being a convicted felon made it illegal for him to run for a second term. Still didn't stop him.

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[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 days ago

How is it fucking soft launching fascism? The US is already at the concentration camp step, it is already fully blown fascism.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 52 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not going to lie, this is a profitable move by Trump, because his voters will line up to get them to antagonize those outside their in group, as was the entire point of their vote, to harm their enemies as an end in itself, regardless of whether he's able to get the SCOTUS to rule that up means down and no third term means infinite terms for Republicans only.

I'm just looking forward to all the idiots giggling about their own enslavement, as I see anyone wearing that hat as a derivation of this:

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

I was thinking of making a sign to be carried at a protest. One side would say "Honk if you support Trump." The other side would say something like, "Only the assholes are honking."

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They’re also selling shirts that say “rewrite the rules” just under the rest of it. Oh boy.

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why rewrite the rules when you can just not follow them in the first place?

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

It's called pulling up the ladder or closing the door behind you. You don't want anyone else to be able to do what you do.

[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm against violence, but I'm not sure urinating and/or defecating on anyone wearing this hat counts as violence

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

Then maybe you're against aggression and OK with defense. Not all violence is bad.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

$50.00 for a fucking Made in China hat.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (2 children)

With tariffs, $120

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[–] Hikuro93@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 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.