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?
From that website…
wtf? plz, no. That idea needs to be shot down right now.
I seriously doubt that Hunter Biden is even remotely interested
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.
Highly subterranean, that bar is in actual hell
You thinking what I’m thinking? First mole person president.
America will only vote for a moleMAN.
(Hans Moleman 2028)
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.
Like real talk.
I would be a better president than trump. But I would still be a terrible president.
You can fuck off with that “you’ll take a bad candidate and like it or else” bullshit. It’s a hat older than lemmy.
Why does he look like Micheal Scott in that photo? Lol
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.
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.”
It is a common issue. The person who is loudly making the accusations is the often responsible for the crime. I have seen this several times at restaurants and in retail. The person pointing fingers is often the culprit.
Trump absolutely thinks there were over 3 million illegal votes in 2016 and the reason he didn’t win the popular vote. While president he didn’t demand or even mention having an investigation into what would have been the largest democratic voting fraud case in world history. There should have been thousands of arrests to pull off 3+ million illegal votes.
Only two outcomes.
- He made it up on the spot because he hates to lose anything.
- He was right but also extremely incompetent in not calling for an investigation and there were somehow no whistle blowers nor any evidence at all and he almost never talks about it later.
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.
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.
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.
If you listen carefully, you will find he never jokes. Testing the waters at least.
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.
To the people downvoting, the point is that the headline is misleading. No one is saying that Trump’s statements are ok
For example, these previous incidents were not announcements either. It’s a BAD thing that he keeps making statements like this, jokes or not, but there’s still a difference between announcing a re-election bid and testing the water with “jokes”.
Jan 2025
Trump jokes about running for a third term in speech to House Republicans
It’s not the first time the president has publicly mused about seeking another four years in the White House, which would be barred by the Constitution.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-trump-has-said-about-pursuing-a-third-term/
Dec 2025
The comments came after he told NBC in March that he was “not joking” about seeking another term in office, after repeatedly publicly musing about the possibility. He also said at the time that despite the constitutional limitations, “there are methods which you could do it.”
Yes, you are technically right about that. But it doesn’t change the more important point.
About Trump? I doubt we have any disagreement about that. Not about who he is, what he is, what he wants, or how he behaves.
The only question I’m really asking here is: why is the reporting from this single Australian news organization so wildly out of step with every other news organization on the planet?
A common excuse of abusers and gas lighters is that they “were only joking”.
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.
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.
Jesus, dude.
Which makes it no different than his recent comments:
Donald Trump Fuels Third-Term Speculation After Saying He’d Like To Be ‘Next President’ (yesterday)
Donald Trump Mocked Over Word Flub After Joking About Running for Third Term as President (July 22)
Trump blends economic message with third-term tease in Pa. (June 23)
Also, that’s a gross metaphor.
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.
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.
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.
This look like he’s not serious?
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I can’t see anything on YouTube. Is this just the video version of the OP?
Yes
ok I wasn’t doubting that he said it…
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.
it’s a stark reminder that the constitution is not immutable. amendments are changes, and they may seem “hard to do” but with this regime and supreme court, they won’t stop until they pretend they did this legally. remember: nazis were legal.
Yeah but what mechanism could they possibly use to change term limits or mute article 5 of the Constitution (2/3 to call, 3/4 to ratify)?
The Supreme Could could declare it a political question, and/or is not self enforcing and would require an act of Congress to Implement.
This is a view that a majority subscribed to in Trump V Anderson regarding the 14th amendment.
“You’ve made your ruling, let’s see you enforce it”
Good Lord. If trump looked any more like roadkill, he’d have to fight to keep RFK Jr from trying to eat him. He looks like absolute dogshit. I didn’t think it was possible for somebody to look worse than Steve Bannon, and to be fair it’s really fucking close, but trump does manage to look like a slightly worse, bloated corpse here.
But he’s also a shitty president and a shitty person. Fuck trump. I can’t wait to open my bottle of bourbon when it happens.
RFK: Oh look!, I need to remove his penis for later. … wait, where is the penis? I should be here somewhere!
Can we finally skip to the part where we arrest him?!
That part will never happen. No matter what - he’s getting away with it. He’s too old to face any real consequences.
What we need to ensure is that responsibility doesn’t end with him. We need a new round of Nuremberg trials and his cronies and enablers need to be held to account.
No mercy. Those in the military who executed illegal orders should be court-martialed and executed.
You son of a bitch, I’m in
At this point we take small victories like him leaving office after his term and never coming back again
It’s official. He’s going for the Putin-esque “democracy”…a dictatorship where you beat the crap out of people at the polls for voting opposition.
No way he wins again unless he cheats
You mean like how he cheated this time and won? Yeah he’s gonna get a third term, cause who’s gonna stop him?
Pretty sure cheating is the plan. The only way he does business.
They already said Putin-esque.
If I could trust the system to actually enforce the Constitution, I’d say bring it on. The 22nd amendment never prohibits running when you’re ineligible to be elected. I’d actually love to see him run, “win”, and then have to watch his opponent get sworn in because he’s not eligible.
IF I could actually trust that the Constitution would be enforced.
Wait, that’s illegal
Oh damn its illegal?
Clearly the God Emperor would never do anything illegal.
Everything before this was fine, but I have to draw the line somewhere! /s
According to the supreme everything he does is legal now
Then I hope you fuckers vote for Obama
I don’t think he would run
I don’t either. Personally I think the right-wing nuts would take shots at him
Top YouTube comment:
Obama has the chance to do the funniest thing ever!
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.
Czar Of Mars has a nice ring to it
Treason.
This is my theory: 1. Trump will try to declare a national emergency at the end of September or early October in order to stop the midterms from happening due to the ongoing “conflict” with Iran or any other geopolitical situation that he has caused himself. 2. The midterms will still take place, although it will be heavily scrutinized by the right with the possibility of violence toward people on the left on election day. 3. The midterms will heavily favor the Democrats leading to a total wipeout for Republicans in all states as a result the Republicans will cry foul and that they were cheated, causing immediate January 6 style riots all over the country and possibly even the capital again. 4. Regardless of the results of the midterms, Trump will use their results too justify him running in 2028 and at the beginning of next year he will do everything in his power to get the Supreme Court and anybody else to stand behind his presidential run and next summer, he will immediately pivot into campaigning. 5. While I do believe it is over for Trump and the Republicans, there’s always that small what if. If he manages to stay alive until 2028 I have that saddening feeling that there is a very good possibility he could win again. I will happily eat my own words on all of this, after it’s just a theory…stay safe and informed everyone.
Why is this site acting like the joke he made at the correspondents dinner that happened months ago was a real announcement?
Also why are so many users pushing this narrative that he’s just testing the waters now? Where were you right after he made that announcement back then?
This seems more like a ragebait and distraction from the real political headlines and recent news.
The one months ago he was evacuated from because of that nutter
This appears to have been this week
If it’s a joke then he’s being Schrodinger’s arsehole
Sounds like you’re intentionally downplaying a constitutional crisis. The first one was interrupted by a gunman trying to save America. This rescheduled one was last night, where he announced his intention to run for a third term.
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See I thought it was months ago and this had me scratching my head, thought I’d remembered wrong.
You didn’t lose your mind. It seems like some news media sites are being manipulated either by some shitty LLM or they are actually doing exactly what an LLM thinks is a good idea. There also seems to be some astroturfing or bot seeding going on too because a lot of the posters and commenters with their “outrage” are the same morons recycling old ragebait content.
The one in April was cancelled before Trump spoke because an armed person charged the security checkpoint in the hotel. It was rescheduled. The rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner took place on Friday, July 24, 2026, at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C… Trump attended and delivered a lengthy, hourlong speech.
After checking my calendar, I can confirm that July 24th was in fact yesterday, meaning Trump gave this speech less than 24 hours ago. No one’s astroturfing or being manipulated by a language model about this.
Ah that makes sense thanks!
It’s weird how I get a batch of similar replies around the same time.
you made a dumb comment and several people corrected you.
Except that there are more comments who agree with me. Nice try.
huh, you’re a bit of a loser, aren’t chya?
There isn’t. You’re wrong. You’re either a real person who denies reality which is fucking terrifying, or you’re purposefully and maliciously trying to seed disinformation. Either way get the fuck off the internet.
Hmm. Why is an Australian news organization the only one reporting this…?
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.
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.
Heres a US link.
The Independent is from the UK. They’re mid as far as newspapers go. They’re also not saying this was a formal announcement:
Donald Trump hinted he will run for president again during a speech at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Friday (24 July).(Emphasis added)
Announcements are the destroyers of uncertainty.
Enough time has passed that we can say definitively that the original story is false. At best it’s bad reporting; at worst it’s misinformation engineered to harvest clicks. If it were true, to say nothing of the news environment, this community would be absolutely wallpapered with stories about it and there’d be a stickied thread about the constitutional crisis.
Because the US media loves him. And America is very, very, very low on actual journalists. I think we only have 25 now.
