Mercy, am I getting tired of Agent Orange’s blathering. Once again, the d*mn subject has come up. There are now “Trump 2028” hats available on his website – more ways to scam money out of his MAGA supporters. They are $50!!!!! I won’t pay more than $20 for a hat, and I have to *really* want it, like the one we got for the center that is helping Ukraine. THAT is worth the money. tRump’s merchandise is not, although the idea of getting a DOGE t-shirt and burning it fills me with glee! (I’m still not going to get one. H*ll no!)
Information was found on three different websites (thanks, K!) with varying versions of this. Here we go! From Lawyers, Guns, Money: “Remember that stuff way back when about how some people took Trump seriously, but not literally, and other people took him literally but not seriously, and maybe this is just all some experimental TV show or we’re really in the Matrix or whatever?” Ha. “Kidding on the square is essential to the psychology and aesthetics of fascism.” The big picture: President Trump said last month he’s “not joking” about serving a third term, but the 22nd amendment bars him from running again in 2028.” Well then. Yet another “now he says yes, now he says no” example of flakiness from the idiot who is our president.
Is this as frightening to you as it is to me? Our country is going to hell already, and we’re just going out of the first 100 days. I wonder if we’ll have democracy by the time he gets done (we hope). I wonder if we’ll have a president or a dictator by the time 4 years is up. And now he’s actually saying he’s going to go for another term? Good gods.
From The New Republic: “Trump has been continually suggesting the idea of running for a third term since he was on the campaign trail last year. During a phone call with NBC News’s Kristin Welker, the president said that he was actually very serious about potentially circumventing the Constitution in order to lead the country for another four years after his second term ends. There’s a bit of a problem with that. “As outlined in Article 5 of the Constitution, any such change requires at least two-thirds of the Senate and the House to agree on the modification, with that change then requiring ratification by a minimum of three-quarters of states in the nation. A second approach to repealing the term-limiting amendment could be via a Constitutional Convention, though two-thirds of states would need to support the motion to have one at all, and any proposed changes to an amendment would still require ratification by three-fourths of the states.” That’s really not going to happen. Congress can’t agree on anything, and there are still blue states.
One more quote, this time from, surprisingly, Fox News: “The official Trump Store, an online retailer, launched a red “Trump 2028″ hat, priced at $50 and proudly made in America. (Fifty dollars? Get outta here!) The high-crown cap features full embroidery, a snap closure, and, as the product page puts it, invites fans to “make a statement” — and judging by the chatter online, it’s doing just that.” *BOOM*. Even Fox has noticed (I’m going to write this down on my calendar because, well, Fox News.) We need to remember it’s going to take a LOT to change the 22nd Amendment. And now for a couple of fun bits!
That hasn’t stopped the Trump Store from cashing in on the buzz. In addition to the hat, a “Trump 2028” t-shirt is also for sale, featuring the slogan “Rewrite the Rules,” a phrase that’s raising eyebrows across the political spectrum. Eric Trump, the president’s son and Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, is doubling down. He posted a photo on X modeling the hat and promoting the new merchandise. Among the replies was one from crypto betting platform Polymarket with a simple, wide-eyed emoji. Other users chimed in with mixed reactions, like, “The shirt doesn’t mention which Trump [it is]” with a wink-faced emoji. “Not going to happen, we’re MAGA but we draw the line on this,” another user commented. “Start looking NOW for someone to get voted in.” and “Nice troll bro.” Aren’t those great? I don’t think this is what tRump was intending to happen. So I figured I’d close with humor, and I hope it worked. We shall see what he actually does, although the waiting may make us crazy. Thanks for sticking with me!
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At the rate he’s going, he ought to be more concerned about the 25th amendment than the 21st
Oh, my, good point!
I pretty sure he didn’t say he was going to run for a third term but intimated there was some way he could serve one without elaborating.