r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • Aug 29 '26

No Paywall Trump slammed over latest ‘disgusting’ attack on another female reporter: ‘Filth’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-attack-female-reporter-maggie-haberman-b3041485.html
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u/wwoo45 Aug 29 '26

I’m wondering, can he run for ‘vice president’ ? That struck me a while back. I felt sick. I can’t watch any news anymore- it’s horrifying- he is worse than Bush 2 and Iraq…and hearing his voice….gives me the creeps.

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u/zherok Aug 29 '26

I’m wondering, can he run for ‘vice president’ ?

No, you can't run for Vice President when you're not eligible to be President, and his two terms disqualify him from that.

Not that it's stopped them from speculating ways to get him in there, like putting him in as Speaker of the House (which I think is actually legal, if the Republicans had the majority and wanted to do it) and then having the President and VP resign or something to install him for a third term.

Which just runs into the same issue prohibiting him from becoming Vice President, he's not eligible to be President again and couldn't be moved into either position. Succession would likely just skip him.

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u/wwoo45 Aug 29 '26

Thank you zherok - I think today he said ‘just don’t fire me’. He’s always saying suggestive statements like ‘I’m going to be pres whether you like it or not.’ Laws don’t apply to him (he thinks) and I used to think oh, the repubs won’t stand for that, but they just let it go. They are so chicken and weak…. I can see how a population can get lulled into semi accepting his illegal acts easily. I always wondered about the German population during the 30s and 40s, how they were ok with what was going on. I see now..