Trump Names the 2028 Ticket He Thinks Would Be 'Unstoppable'
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Donald Trump theorized about an "unstoppable" ticket for the 2028 presidential election on Monday, naming JD Vance and Marco Rubio as potential running mates who could hang onto the White House.

naming Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential running mates. The president refused to rule out running for a third term himself during the exchange.

  • wuffah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    143·
    2 days ago

    There are some legal scenarios under which this could technically happen, but it would be monumental and shocking if the Trump regime could actually manage to wield the coordination and leverage the trust needed to pull it off:

    Peabody, email to FactCheck.org, Nov. 15: There are actually five fairly clear scenarios through which a twice-elected president could again become or act as president:

    Such a person could[:]

    (1) serve as Vice President and then become President in the case of removal, death or resignation of the President

    (2) serve as Vice President and then act as President during a period in which the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the Office, as authorized by (a) a written declaration from the President him or herself, or (b) through the VP and a “majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments” or some other authorized body indicating that the President is disabled/unable to discharge the duties of the office (25th Amendment)

    (3) become Vice President-elect and then President if “at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President-elect shall have died” (20th Amendment)

    (4) become Vice President-elect and then act as President if “a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of [the] term, or if the President-elect shall have failed to qualify” (20th Amendment)

    (5) act as President under circumstances provided for by the Succession Act of 1947 which kicks in [when] both the President and the VP are unable to discharge their duties

    Despite Vance having the electability of a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, it would be pretty delicious to see him become President with Trump as his VP, only for Vance to refuse to resign. Watching the administration eat itself to get him out would be the height of irony.

    • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      23·
      2 days ago

      But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

      I don’t know why everyone is saying Trump can backdoor into the Presidency by becoming the VP first, as you can’t become the VP if you’re ineligible for being the President. (Text from the 12th amendment)

      edit: originally said 13th, but I intended to say 12th.