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Trump announces re-election bid in rambling address to Washington media (www.nine.com.au)
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Donald Trump has announced he will run for president in 2028 during a rambling speech to the Washington press corps.

Trump was speaking at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner when he appeared to make the announcement.

I won three times, now I’m gonna do it again,” he said, while putting on a cap that read “Trump 2028″.

“I’m gonna do it again. It should be easy.”

He went on to add that he won in 2020 but the election was rigged.

The 80-year-old was met with a smattering of applause, but even he did not seem excited by the moment.

Over the dead body of every patriot that stands for the Constitution, which reads in pertinent part:

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice

-22nd Amendment

*Edit: Here's the video of his announcement:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xyzWui2OX2I&t=2s&pp=2AECkAIB

He seem like he's just joking to you?

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[–] Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org 16 points 1 hour ago

Don't forget that he is only president NOW because we are already ignoring the constitution. Don't act like breaking a different amendment is any different. We already lost our constitution and rule of law when we stopped enforcing them.

14th amendment - Section 3

"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."

He engaged in insurrection, Congress never voted to remove it, he is holding office NOW despite our constitution stating quite clearly he is ineligible.

Illegitimate president.

[–] stretch2m@infosec.pub 3 points 1 hour ago

Of all the people not to be insulting others for their physical appearance. What an absolute pathetic loser. I can't wait until I never have to see his disgusting face again.

[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 18 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

2016, Obama was president: Trump thinks that there were no problems with the elections.

2018, Trump was president: Trump doubts the legitimacy of the midterm elections

2020, Trump was president: Trump thinks that the elections were rigged.

2022, Biden was president: Trump has no complaints about the elections and calls it a "great night".

2024, Biden was president: Trump does not doubt the legitimacy of the elections.

2026, Trump is president: Trump thinks that the midterm elections are going to be rigged.

I think that I am starting to see a pattern forming.

[–] neoman4426@fedia.io 5 points 1 hour ago

To be fairer to Pedonald than might be reasonable, he did question the 2016 results. Both before the election as a "if I lose it must have been rigged, because that would make me sad", and after as a "I totally won the popular vote too, and every single state, but those fake votes made it look like I didn't."

[–] Zier@fedia.io 15 points 3 hours ago

Also trump: I will be running for Chancellor of FIFA, Prime Minister of India King of Spain CEO of Amazon Captain of Space Force The Czar of Mars and the world record for the largest, goldest ballroom in the Universe.

[–] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 53 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

From that website....

wtf? plz, no. That idea needs to be shot down right now.

[–] homes@piefed.world 32 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I seriously doubt that Hunter Biden is even remotely interested

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 30 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

He's said he's not.

granted, he can't be worse than the asshole we currently have, but, like. that's a very, very low standard. Positively subterranean.

[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Anyone who isnt backed by an organization hellbent on executing LGBT+, stripping away the rights of women and bringing back slavery for anyone not white is better.

Lemmy can fuck off with the purity crusade already. Its old hat.

[–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

You thinking what I'm thinking? First mole person president.

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

Highly subterranean, that bar is in actual hell

[–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago

Treason.

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Try it and see what happens

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 24 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

Okay, in context this headline and, really, the entire article seem pretty batshit. Trump did not announce a re-election bid. He told a string of awful scripted jokes that concluded with his dumb hat.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-washington

The speech included a handful of scripted jokes, one at the expense of Robert F Kennedy Jr, his health secretary who he quipped had personally run over the cow that became the evening’s “very delicious beef tenderloin”. Kennedy has championed the health benefits of beef tallow and animal protein.

Trump also mocked the weight of Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor, and Jerry Nadler, the New York congressman, imagining the two wrestling over a piece of cheesecake. He ridiculed the appearance of his critics, including Bruce Springsteen who he said “looks like hell” and took aim at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, who had been honored earlier for her White House coverage, saying she does not smile enough. Trump said he “hated” Adam Schiff, a Democratic California senator, and one of his most prominent congressional critics, while mocking the size of his head and neck.

At one point, after a joke about term limits fell flat, Trump broke the fourth wall, asking the audience whether anyone understood “this whole freakin stupid speech that they wrote”.

Trump ended his remarks with a joke that landed awkwardly, declaring that he planned to run and win a fourth election – a reference both to his false claim he won the 2020 election and to his repeated suggestion that he could seek a third term, despite the constitution’s two-term limit.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 58 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

It's always a "joke" until it isn't. This is textbook gas lighting, and its a documented tactic from him and abusers like him.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I think the reason no one's reporting it is that it just isn't a story. Trump makes comments like this all the time. There's a difference between him making them and him actually announcing a re-election bid, which is the claim in the headline and article. Why would he even announce at the White House Correspondents Dinner while he's bombing on stage? It just makes no sense. This reporting is bad.

[–] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.wtf 24 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

If you listen carefully, you will find he never jokes. Testing the waters at least.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca -3 points 4 hours ago

Sure. I mean, in this context it's probably more trolling than that. Why test the waters in a room full of people who despise you? But that's completely immaterial to whether this story is true. If the headline was "Trump indicates for the nth time he really wants a third term", that would at least be defensible. It says that he has announced a re-election bid. He has not.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

A common excuse of abusers and gas lighters is that they "were only joking".

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I don't disagree with you.

But that has no bearing on whether this story is true. The claim is that he has "announced a re-election bid." He hasn't. And you know this -- your recent comments are about him cloaking his intent or desire in feigned humour. I don't disagree that he's doing that. But, he does not need to do that if he has actually announced a re-election bid.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

your recent comments are about him cloaking his intent or desire in feigned humour. I don’t disagree that he’s doing that. But, he does not need to do that if he has actually announced a re-election bid.

I think he (on a subconscious level) knows this would basically sign his death warrant if he officially did it cold turkey like you say would show it was real. That's probably why he did it like this: to ease his way into doing it.

To use a relevant metaphor: raping children right away doesn’t work. They're dry and scared. You gotta lube up first. This was him opening the lube bottle.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Which makes it no different than his recent comments

So the gas lighting has been going on for a bit?

Also, that’s a gross metaphor.

Gross? We literally have someone who actually did that stuff sitting in the oval right this second. So, if anything, its a presidential metaphor.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

So the gas lighting has been going on for a bit?

From Trump? Decades and decades and decades.

Gross? We literally have someone who actually did that stuff sitting in the oval right this second. So, if anything, its a presidential metaphor.

I'm not sure gross and presidential are mutually exclusive.

Alright, I think I've reached my jumping off point with this one. Good talk. You're great, whatever I think about the article. Have a good one.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

It's been fun internet stranger. Until we meet again!

[–] artyom@piefed.social -2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Honestly it's just textbook odd Trump ramblings. To say it's gaslighting suggests some level of thought goes into what he says. He just not that smart.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This look like he's not serious?

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I can't see anything on YouTube. Is this just the video version of the OP?

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago (1 children)

Yes

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 34 minutes ago

ok I wasn't doubting that he said it...

[–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

He isn't and neither is Bannon but their strategy has always been to desensitize the population.

They both mentioned the third term multiple times but amongst a thousand other flood the zone bullshit it just went through. When they officially announce it nobody will be surprised and 24h later there'll be some other scandal like trump shitting his pants again.

It's like a never ending stream of shit that keeps people in a state of outrage but never quite enough to not go to work and protest.

None of it is particularly smart and it's all extremely obvious but it works.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/is-this-supposed-to-be-fun-trump-hurls-insults-at-correspondents-dinner.html

There was little laughter in the room as the president’s speech took on a harder edge. Not many people chuckled when he compared the “really beat-up faces” of UFC fighters with those of Bette Midler, Jane Fonda and Bruce Springsteen.

Mr. Trump seemed to realize he was losing the room. After a joke he told about the gerontocracy on Capitol Hill bombed, he said: “That was actually the only thing I thought was good in this whole fricking stupid speech. It was the only good one, and that went down with not exactly great laughter.”

He threw his arms up in exasperation and people started to laugh again.

As his speech reached its conclusion, he pulled out a hat and with a theatrical flourish plopped it on his head. It said, “Trump 2028.” Some clapped. Others laughed. Most of the reporters just stared straight ahead.

[–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

So is he admitting he HASN'T been elected twice?

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

No, he's admitting that the third time won't be by election.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Hmm. Why is an Australian news organization the only one reporting this...?

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 21 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Cause he just did it, and its like midnight in the USA. Also, there's a distinct possibility that SOME news organizations are owned by the same people who support Project 2025 and/or were cheering when he said that.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 hours ago

Cause he just did it, and its like midnight in the USA.

You think US media... went to bed?

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/24/us/trump-news/337d4884-6be7-533f-983c-438ad7e505c3

Trump has concluded his speech after about an hour. Weijia Jiang, retaking the microphone, offers compliments to Kaitlan Collins and Josh Dawsey, two award winners that Trump mocked in his remarks.

That was posted two hours ago.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 3 points 3 hours ago

Because the US media loves him. And America is very, very, very low on actual journalists. I think we only have 25 now.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Oh neat, so Freedom 250 was our own Caesar's 5th triumph

History civilis

[–] einlander@lemmy.world -1 points 5 hours ago

3 peat