In an interview hosted by Politico, the California governor said the US must ‘wake up’ to the the threat posed by the president’s disregard of democratic norms

Donald Trump is gravely serious about running for a third term in violation of the US constitution, California governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, warning Americans to “wake up” to what he described as the president’s flagrant disregard for democratic norms.

“I don’t think Donald Trump wants another election,” Newsom, a Democrat, said during a live interview at a summit hosted by Politico in Sacramento. “This guy doesn’t believe in free, fair elections.”

Newsom, who has gained national attention in recent weeks for his merciless trolling of Trump online and who is widely considered a presidential contender, said he had a stack of two dozen “Trump 2028” hats sent to him by the president’s supporters.

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    1 day ago

    That is STUPID! The Constitution CLEARLY states a President Only gets TWO TERMS just like it CLEARLY STATES that School Shooters are OK!

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      1 day ago

      The SCOTUS has awarded him personally absolute power. Full stop. If Trunp decides to stay on he’ll do an executive order and say it has to be you can’t run for three consecutive terms (which would be hilarious cause it implicitly admits he lost 2020) OR he will start an internal or external war and just stay on citing an emergency. It is crystal clear. He is not leaving office except by dying.