Trump Just Settled the Third-Term Question — His Answer Should Excite Every Republican
For the bulk of his second term, President Trump has triggered the lefties in the Democrat Party and the media (one in the same) with talk of running for a third term.
Trump was asked Tuesday night about running for a third term in 2028. His answer was clear and final: “The law is very strong on that. I’d love to run, but the law is very strong.”
The 22nd Amendment is unambiguous. No person shall be elected president more than twice. The creative theories about Trump running as vice president and then ascending to the top job after a resignation are equally dead — the 12th Amendment closes that door explicitly by prohibiting anyone constitutionally ineligible for the presidency from serving as vice president. Both doors are shut. Two terms are the limit. Trump knows it, accepts it, and by all accounts means it.
The third-term talk was always Trump being Trump — punching the left’s buttons with maximum efficiency, watching the media have collective meltdowns about constitutional norms they were simultaneously ignoring when convenient. The man knows exactly which levers to pull. The third-term speculation was a lever. He pulled it. Now he’s put it down.
What Trump has actually built is considerably more durable than any single term or person. He has reshaped the Republican Party from a “country club party” into a genuinely working-class and middle-class political coalition — completing a realignment that began under Reagan and accelerating it to a degree that no one anticipated possible. That transformation doesn’t end when Trump leaves office. It defines what comes after him.
And what comes after him is a Republican bench that the Democratic Party genuinely cannot match. JD Vance is already functioning as a de facto heir apparent, with a governing philosophy and communication style that translates Trumpism for the next generation. Marco Rubio has demonstrated in the State Department that he is fully capable of executing complex foreign policy with both toughness and precision. Ron DeSantis ran Florida so effectively through a decade of challenges that the state has become a model for what competent conservative governance looks like in practice.
Now compare that to what the Democrats have to offer. Kamala Harris — the queen of word salad who spent $1.4 billion losing every swing state. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — a card-carrying DSA member who just revealed she’s been secretly single for two years while filming herself with fertility injections for a 2028 campaign that hasn’t officially started yet. Pete Buttigieg — who left South Bend’s potholes unfilled on his way to becoming Transportation Secretary, whose major transportation legacy is explaining why train crashes weren’t his fault.
Trump’s place in history is secure. His movement continues. And the Republicans waiting to carry it forward are more ready than the Democrats’ leading alternatives have any right to be.
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Two terms were always the plan. The next chapter just got a lot more interesting.
BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s Cause Of Death Revealed: ‘Brief Battle’
Dolly Parton’s death came after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives revealed Tuesday.
The country music legend died Aug. 25 at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. She was 80.
Parton had been admitted to the cancer center Friday, four days before her death. Her representatives confirmed the cancer diagnosis in a statement to PEOPLE but did not disclose what type she had.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement concluded.
The “Jolene” singer had also been dealing with kidney and autoimmune issues before her death, PEOPLE previously reported.
Just days earlier, Dolly Parton opened up about her declining health and acknowledged that she had put off addressing some medical issues while caring for her husband, Carl.
“As I’ve shared in video messages throughout the past year, I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over [my husband] Carl. You know, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to manage something like this. Back in the early ’80s, I was down for several months with female issues, and I was struggling with my weight at the time too, so it’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” Parton told PEOPLE.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in an Instagram video Tuesday on behalf of the Parton and Owens family.
“My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” he says in the video.
Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years earlier to deliver the announcement.
“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he continued. “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now.”
Seaver said the moment brought immense pride and heartbreak, but he took comfort in his faith that Parton had been reunited with Carl and other loved ones.
Seaver added: “It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless othe
Shocking 'truth' behind Prince Harry's decision to quit major role
Prince Harry should have "resigned in disgrace" from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity, a commentator says. James Walker makes the bombshell remark in Wednesday's episode of this publication's podcast, Daily Expresso.
He and the show's host, JJ Anisiobi, delve into the Duke of Sussex's dramatic decision to step down from African Parks. James, commenting on the controversy, said: "When you hear about this stuff and how long it's been going on for, you should be resigning in disgrace. [Harry] should be saying: 'I'm not touching that with a barge pole. That is a failed entity. We're going nowhere near it'.
"But no. He's still saying he's going to 'support their mission'. And again this Caroline Pearce, executive director of Survival International, goes on to say: 'His departure doesn't undo that record'.
"She alleged that African Parks was aware of the abuses for years, but it was only after Survival complained to Harry that the charity finally commissioned an investigation."
James added: "Well, she's got a point."
It emerged on Monday (August 24) that Harry was no longer a board member of the wildlife charity.
The conservation organisation has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers against members of the semi-nomadic Baka group in Congo-Brazzaville.
African Parks has said since that it has improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
Its admission followed an independent human rights investigation into allegations guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
Harry was president of the charity for six years before he became a member of its board of directors in 2023.
A spokesman for the Duke said he remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks. He added: "The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board.
"His commitment to conservation in Africa continues and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission."
Human rights organisation, Survival International, said it had been calling on Harry to step down from African Parks for years.
The group's director, Caroline Pearce, said in a statement: "It’s outrageous that for 10 years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organisation has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.
"His departure doesn't undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable, and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good."
Survival International said indigenous peoples know how best to manage their land and the idea outsiders know better is racist and colonial.
