President Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen has stated that Trump isn’t joking when he floats the notion of attempting to stay in the White House beyond the officially legislated two terms.
Trump has repeatedly joked about the idea of a third term while also looking to sow doubt in the integrity of November’s election
According to the US constitution, a president can only last for eight years – 2 terms of four years each. But that can be changed if the constitution is re-written, although the House is currently controlled by Democrats.
Cohen who has since fallen out with Trump, has warned against reelecting the president, while also describing the White House as “a cult” with a culture that forbids anyone from challenging the President.
He said “Donald Trump believes that he should be the ruler — the dictator of the United States of America. He actually is looking to change the Constitution. When Donald Trump jokes about 12 more years … he is not joking. Donald Trump does not have a sense of humour, So I want you to understand that when he says 12 more years, if he wins he is going to automatically day number one start thinking how he can change the Constitution for a third term, and then a fourth term, like what he said to President XI and like what he said to so many other people. It’s why he admires the Kim Jong Uns of the world. Not only is the Trump Organization like a cult, but so is the White House. Anybody that wants to work there, God forbid you to say something wrong. God forbid you to do something wrong. You’re fired. That’s exactly why there have been so many people coming in and out of the administration. I think he set all sorts of records. He likes records. Well, he certainly set the record for the most people in and out of the administration”