In 1988, Democrats feared that if Michael Dukakis did well, Ronald Reagan would not leave the White House if they won the presidency. In 2000, paranoid Republicans claimed that Bill Clinton would stay in the White House and not leave it when his term ended in January 2001.
The same rumors resurfaced in 2008, and Democrats feared that George W. Bush would remain in office and not resign after Obama’s victory. In 2016, Republicans feared that Obama would stay in the White House forever.
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The opposition party still fears that even if it wins the next presidential election, the current president will not leave.
In the case of Donald Trump, he actually tried to overturn the 2020 election that he lost. So when Trump starts talking about not leaving the White House once his term is up, his threats are more worrying than previous partisan rumors.
The reality is that Donald Trump is showing significant signs of decline and age. He’ll be lucky to still be standing and breathing at the end of his current term, let alone stick around for an illegal third term.
It turns out Trump is talking about a third term for a reason, and it’s not because he wants to stay in the White House.
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