Trump Will Go As Far As He Can in His Pursuit of Power

Donald Trump means what he says. He will go as far as the United States will let him.

Donald Trump doesn’t have to leaf far through the dictator’s handbook when it comes to remaining in office longer than the Constitution allows. The methods around the world are varied. One especially popular trick is simply changing a constitution — which is admittedly easier in many of the world’s countries than it is in the United States of America, where no proposal for a constitutional amendment has secured the necessary majorities since 1992.

But still, if Trump says he’s “not joking,” from experience you have to take him seriously — because the president of the United States has long since declared war on the rule of law. “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” he posted recently on Truth Social. A phrase from the writings of Roman philosopher of law and politician Cicero, who fits perfectly into Trump’s concept.

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However, Cicero, who operated in antiquity and who should also be evaluated in this context, valued the rule of law and understood that leaders are accountable to the laws of their time. Trump doesn’t see it that way. His motive lies in stretching the limits of feasibility and his power further and further. He is not concerned with the people of the United States and the political, democratic system. That is how the president ticks and this has been known for years. He will go as far as he can. And as far as the United States will let him.