President Trump is not kidding about wanting to be president beyond two terms, according to his former fixer.
Michael Cohen compared Trump to a dictator during an interview on CNN on Wednesday night.
“Donald Trump believes that he should be the ruler, the dictator, of the United States of America. He actually is looking to change the Constitution. When Donald Trump jokes about 12 more years, you know, you’ll see that in my upcoming podcast called Mea Culpa, I talk about that. He’s not joking,” Cohen told host Don Lemon. “Donald Trump doesn’t have a sense of humor.”
“So, I want you to understand when he says 12 more years, if he wins, he’s going to automatically, day number one, start thinking how he can change the Constitution for a third term and then a fourth term like he said to President Xi and like he said to so many people. It’s why he admires the Kim Jong Uns of the world,” he added.
On multiple occasions, Trump has joked that he will seek more than two terms in office, including tweeting a video mocking a cover of Time magazine showing yard signs for dozens of future presidential elections that ends with a sign that states: “Trump 4EVA.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2019
Cohen claimed in his new book, Disloyal, that Trump will not allow a peaceful transition of power. Cohen is far from the first person to theorize that Trump would not accept the election results in 2020 if he loses to Joe Biden. The Democratic presidential nominee has also been advised by some, including Hillary Clinton, not to concede on the day of the election if he is losing the race.
