Chris Stirewalt, in a column for The Dispatch, emphasizes the seriousness behind President Trump's rhetoric about a potential third term. He outlines a process where Trump's seemingly absurd ideas gradually shift from jokes into real political considerations, often receiving less scrutiny until it's nearly an accepted possibility. Stirewalt notes that Trump's mockery began in 2020 and has transformed into a strategic tool for negotiation in political discussions. The article warns that Trump's casual comments about a third term are more than mere trolling and merit serious attention.
"There is a rhetorical conveyor belt on which Trump's ideas...are carried out of the shadows of impossibility and into the broad daylight of inevitability."
"He's been toying with refusing to leave in a more palpable way...keeping his options open."
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