@nbcnews.com what in the name if all that is holy are you doing with this headline. Disgraceful www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
@nbcnews.com what in the name if all that is holy are you doing with this headline. Disgraceful www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Agreed! How about "Trump Proposes The Death of Our Democracy by Not Leaving Office"
I’m done w/ MSM. The owners are just dancing for their coins. Real journalism…gone.
Let me re-word that headline: Trump Threatens Coup.
Trump Threatens Coup Again.
And it would be the height of bloody idiocy not the believe him this time.
Let me reword that headline: Trump continues to commit treason.
Trump continues his coup
He fears jail that much.
Let’s have that discussion after he fires Gabbard, Waltz and Hegseth (also spoiler alert - he can go fuck him himself on 3rd term wank)
"And just like that." I'm not sure I'm living in America anymore. Why, for chrissakes, are our institutions (political, legal, journalistic, cultural, scientific, financial) "adapting" this way? No, there are not "methods for doing so"! 😡
If this shitbird can run again, Obama can run again.
Neither of them can.
Yes, I know. Tell that to the Orange Doofus
Neither could Putin - till he changed the laws...
Here’s hoping his heart explodes before then.
"heart"
American mainstream media has abdicated its role in a free society and bowed to the king. Don't expect better. The media won't save us. Only we can save ourselves now. A president openly threatening to violate the constitution to remain in power is a treasonous act. Normalizing it is immoral.
"Trump Planning a Coup, to Add to his Long List of Other Crimes."
He can seek it. He can suck it.
He’s such an evil old pustule. Can’t he just do the right thing and die?
The method: close to the election, declare martial law and cancel it. Stay in office forever under a military dictatorship.
literally can’t without an amendment to the constitution
I think it’s called folding like a 🪑
Yeah, well, "there are methods" for preventing him from doing so. Put *that* in your headline.
I look forward to President Obama running also!
Well, 🍊💩does have immunity. After all, they did agree that a Seal Team could be used to take kill a political opponent and the 🍊💩is immune.
He knows he can't serve a third term, but he doesn't want to be seen as a lame duck. So he'll huff and he'll puff and try to make us afraid.
They should not presume that most of the audience knows it is not allowed. They should say "Trump says will seek third term, despite being unconstitutional"
Did you see the daily fail article on how he could rule indefinitely? He runs as vice president and then president steps down.
I hate when news outlets take the bait and run with it.
Aside from the obvious, when has Trump's word on any topic been seen as binding by him?
They're obeying in advance, sane-washing, and normalizing all this.
“There are methods” none of which are legal
He’s delusional. By 2028, he’ll have screwed things up so bad that even his most ardent cult members will hate his guts.
I'm genuinely concerned by the number of institutions obeying in advance.
Reminder: NBC is the network that KNOWINGLY put a failed businessman, criminal con man, unhinged narcissist, sexual predator on its "reality" TV show & turned him into a cult leader. NBC KNOWS it's misleading Americans with this headline, just like it misled Americans with its "Apprentice" LIE.
And you republishing is giving it further voice. Stop. Ignore. And move on. That’s 4 years from now and much will change by then.
“Trump Wants a Third Term”. You’re welcome @nbcnews.com!
I'm not convinced he'll make it to the end of *this* term. Still, I did not have "public radio market and economics journalist is the tip of our spear" on my bingo card, but am so very glad you're here, Kai.
I wanted to say the same. Am a fan of Mr. Ryssdal's Marketplace and a public radio junkie. I love that journalistic standards are being questioned by someone in his position.
The brave will be remembered.
NBC, CBS, ABC- all disgustingly servile. The headline should read, “Trump Speaks Constitution, Threatens Coup.”
With every stage of the Republican Party’s descent into thuggish authoritarian corruption, the “mainstream” press has been there to normalize it and help pave the way.
Jfc media has failed this country in the name of money and engagement.
Exactly, Kai. They treat all this as if it's normal.
i hate to sat it but we all saw this coming
Every state would have the right to keep him off the ballot bc it’s not constitutional
They're not taking the bait - they're putting it on the hook! JFC it's called clickbait for a reason. 🤔
i honestly cannot believe our country is being dismantled by a moron with charisma.
What does the "N" in NBC stand for? I can't remember.
Clickbait.
"Trump plans to seek third term; constitution not a problem, he has time."
How's this? "Autocrat Seeks Dictatorship"
TRUMP WON’T RULE OUT AN ILLEGAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL THIRD TERM
Come on coronary artery disease…
There are methods for me having all the diamonds in Tiffany’s safe as well
Click bait?
They are bending the knee to the dictator.
Does anyone (media) care enough about this country to call out this megalomaniac for the Judas he is?
“President Trump suggests unconstitutional methods to retain power beyond statutory limit”
A decade in, and these outlets still haven't learned.
“Trump Continues to Defy Constitution in Illegal Third Term Fever Dream”. There. Fixed it.
perfectly fixed it, too
The method is if states and congressional never affirmed a constitutional amendment with a post ratification law enacting it that amendment is null and void. Sort of like how a strict reading of “freedom of the press” only refers to 1790s mechanical print-presses and no other media/institution.
The US Constitution does not allow third term for Trump. Period. Full stop. Not up for debate. Where are the state election officers stating that Trump will not be put on any ballot?
No there no method
Any of us are considering a third impeachment and there are methods to achieving that goal. 
with you, don’t know how you fight this. Seems like 49% believe that he’s got all the answers. I don’t even know what to say…
22nd amendment does not allow an individual to be ELECTED to presidency more than twice. Says nothing about serving. Vance runs as President. Trump runs as Vance’s VP. Vance takes oath at noon on January 20, 2029. At 12:05, he resigns and Trump becomes president. Quite simple really.
Trump openly admits to unconstitional plans to become a dictator, nation outraged! There @nbcnews.com Fixed it for you!
"Unconstitutional and illegal" need to be in there. Are they just lazy? Do they know what they are doing? We need better journalists. No one's going to read this crap when all they print is lies. So, there's no point in bending the knee. Ugh.
No -- the headline is not disgraceful. The headline says what Trump says and is self-condemning. I wouldn't often say to give NBC a break, but this time yes, they did it right.
My Trump supporting friends claim this will be the end of the line if he runs for a third term. I’m skeptical, though. It seems like they always come up with something new. They act like they are almost brainwashed, and I don't get it.
they are currying favor with an authoritarian by helping him tighten his strangle hold on power. it is morally repugnant and goes against every civic value that NBC has ever paid lip service to. our leaders in business, finance and the law are showing that they have no moral center whatsoever.
Trump thinks he can run as VP with Vance for P and have Vance step down while he dteps up, because the Constitution says no one may be "elected" to a 3rd term. But if he wants to go that direction yet claims he "won" in 2020, his 2024 victory is thereby null and void (says "elected" -not "serve".
*Illegal methods.
It takes a Constitutional Amendment, 37 States would have to ratify it. Ain't gonna happen. Besides he'll be incapacitated before then. He doesn't look healthy!
Obama for President!
Hey now that consent isn't going to manufacture itself.
I predict he's going to start a war and close elections because of it. Straight up. The US is fucked.
Sane-washing.
Heh. “@kristenwelker.bsky.social performs stenography for Trump.” How’s that for a headline?
They are clickbaiting. They want people to click through to see what possible Trump thinks he could have found.
Admire your courage,Kai!
He is distracting us from #SignalGate and firing Hegseth and Waltz. It is the ONE topic he wants to disappear.
he is distracting us from his bombing a country against which the US has not officially declared war.
If he wants to go non-constitutional….than fine, let’s raise him with having Obama run again.
Does anyone seriously think he will be alive for a third term? He is not the picture of health. Already has some questionable symptoms. And if he keeps pounding those Big Macs and stimulants? Can’t see the pig getting healthier! 😂
Then Obama will run again to save the country, and will win more votes than last time. Then he will put together a cabinet to bring trump and every republican to justice.
Constitutional conference.
Inflation rose abruptly during Jimmy Carter’s presidency, mainly due to the Arab oil crisis. Trump is now set to have rising inflation and stagflation, mainly due to his own tariff obsession. The difference is that Trump counters with a run at a third term?
@nbcnews.com , @cbsnews.com & ABC News are all about obeying in advance & not willing to make any personal sacrifice for the good of the country. Their coverage has normalized the most abnormal leader the western world has seen in decades. Disgraceful, shameful, betraying ...
hated to put a ‘heart’ on that, but it has to be forwarded . . . thanks, b.rad
War. He's talking about war. Trump will start a war and use it as an excuse to cancel the 2028 presidential election.