President Donald Trumps critics on the left have once again seized on a passing remark to revive their favorite narrative that American democracy itself is perpetually on the brink of collapse.
During his final term in office, Trump infuriated progressives by joking that his record of success was so strong he could win a third term, prompting the usual chorus of alarm over the 22nd Amendment and dark insinuations that the constitutional order was under siege.
Yet, as reported by Western Journal, this supposed threat looks remarkably selective when contrasted with how the establishment media treated former President Barack Obama when he made a strikingly similar claim about his own political prospects. The double standard is not subtle; it is the entire point.
I am confident in this vision because Im confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think I couldve mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it, Obama said in
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