Will Trump run for a third term? | The Ezra Klein Show

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 1:45: Midterm Elections, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment

Notable quotes from "Will Trump run for a third term? | The Ezra Klein Show"

• Really on the table. I think anything's on the table in terms of the midterm elections. future elections are probably what I would identify. the scholar Kim Shupley I think…

  about Midterm Elections · at 0:16

• Get around the clear text of the 22nd amendment, I don't know. But I actually thought section 3 of the 14th amendment was actually pretty clear, too.

  about Section 3 of the 14th Amendment · at 1:06

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

Companies & orgs

• Supreme Court of the United States — Company · 1 mention
• United States House of Representatives — Company · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution — Concept · 2 mentions
• Midterm Elections — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:20
• Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — Concept · 1 mention · first at 1:09

Places & events

• United States (states) — Place · 1 mention

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 So then what now can Trump do? What seems like it's on the table in terms of executive aggression that if I had asked you 6 months ago, 5 months ago, you would have said is not really on the table. I mean, I think anything's on the table in terms of the midterm elections. Um, you know, future elections are probably what I would identify. um the scholar Kim Shupley I think uh I've heard her say this a few times the best way to sort of understand if you're still in a democracy is not like you know not the last election but the next one like what is the next election look like and so I do think the midterm elections will be really important and honestly I would say that 6 months ago I don't think that a third term seeking one would have been on the table the 22nd amendment is if anything even clearer than the first sentence of the 14th amendment he cannot run for serve a third term and yet I don't think

0:51 he's joking when he talks about doing it um and you think it's possible I've sort of Yeah, I do pushed it into the not possible category. I think I wouldn't rule anything out. And you know how the Supreme Court would get around the clear text of the 22nd amendment, I don't know. But I actually thought section 3 of the 14th amendment was actually pretty clear, too. So we can have the Obama Trump showdown that all American politics has been leading to for so long. The only Trump only Trump can run again. Avengers American politics. It's only non-consecutive terms.

1:25 Only non-consecutive terms. I mean, that is in the in the Republican House member who introduced legislation to try to make this possible. They they did try to Yeah. to keep Yeah. Yeah. But I mean, I I I would not I don't love voicing this as But I I I don't think I could we can rule it out.

Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "Will Trump run for a third term? | The Ezra Klein Show"?

In order: 0:00 Midterm Elections, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

What is mentioned in this The Ezra Klein Show episode?

6 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, Midterm Elections, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, Supreme Court of the United States, United States (states), United States House of Representatives. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Will Trump run for a third term? | The Ezra Klein Show"?

The episode runs 2 min; the transcript is about 344 words in 3 timestamped sections.

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