Trump hinted at plans to cancel 2028 election while talking to generals

[SamuelTheThird]

Read the entire piece

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674144093/

President Donald Trump's speech to hundreds of the US' top generals on Tuesday hinted at plans to cancel the 2028 election, according to Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York.

In an appearance on The Jim Acosta Show on Tuesday, Goldman said the speech appeared to be preparing the ground for an authoritarian power grab.

"It’s also, I think, really dangerous because it is trying to manufacture a crisis so that Donald Trump can continue to take more and more authoritarian actions and so that he can usurp more and power," said Goldman.

"And ultimately, my view is that he is looking ahead to 2028, where he will say that, for cockamamie made-up reasons like he’s talking to these generals about."

[lostincalifornia]

1. Then that would be the end of the United States, and open the door for secession from the Union,

for those states who want it, and a Civil War.

[MrWowWow]

5. Civil War and Then Martial Law?

Take your pick. This is with either trash💩mper or his pet ape, j.d. vance; the Nation's official double bearded mannikin.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Your quotes don't support your headline

There is no mention of canceling elections, only increasing authoritarian rule.

[SamuelTheThird]

3. Click the link, Goldman says it later on

[Ms. Toad]

4. So Goldman says Trump hinted at it?

How about a direct quote of what Goldman is referring to, not Goldman's interpretation of Trump's words.

[SamuelTheThird]

6. You'll have to take that up with Goldman

I just quoted the article's headline

[Ms. Toad]

7. You're the one who chose the caption that attributed it to Trump, rather than Goldman.

There's a whole bunch of crap posted on official government websites describing what Democrats have theoretically done.

Would you caption a post about that, "Democrats shut down the government" or "Republicans claim Democrats shut down the government"?

There is a difference, and we need to be better than them.

[SamuelTheThird]

8. I think it all depends on the definition of hinted

I happen to agree with Goldman

[Ms. Toad]

9. Here's the actual quote from Goldman,which doesn't even say Trump hinted at cancelling the elections.

In an interview on “The Jim Acosta Show,” the New York Democrat called Trump’s speech to military leaders at Quantico, Va., Tuesday “really dangerous,” pointing to the president’s characterization of a federal crackdown on crime in major cities as a necessary war.

“It is trying to manufacture a crisis so that Donald Trump can continue to take more and more authoritarian actions and so that he can usurp more and more power,” Goldman said of Trump’s remarks.

“Ultimately, my view is that he is looking ahead to 2028, where he will say that for cockamamie made-up reasons, like he’s talking to these generals about, that, ‘Well, look, we’re being invaded from within, from the enemy within, and we’ve got to keep our borders safe, and that’s what our focus has to be. We can’t possibly have an election under these circumstances.’”

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5531276-trump-military-war-within/

In other words, Goldman didn't claim Trump hinted at cancelling the elections during his speech to the military leaders. Goldman is speculating about why he (Goldman) believes Trump is talking about an invasion from within.

[SamuelTheThird]

10. This is sort of pedantic

I think rather than complain about the word hint, take a moment to reflect that someone like Goldman would say trump wants to cancel the election.

I get things are scary, but ignoring what's underway isn't going to be an option for long

[EdmondDantes_]

13. It's not pedantic, it's an accurate representation of the situation

Goldman is fear mongering here. Elections are run by the states and his term in office expires at noon on January 20th 2029. Even if he tries to do what Goldman is saying there's no path to doing what is claimed.

[SamuelTheThird]

14. I guess Newsom and Pritzker are 'fear mongering' too

Because they've said very similiar things recently.

Once force comes into play, there is your pathway.


https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/democrats-alarm-trump-elections-analysis

[Cha]

15. Exactly... Dan Goldman is Reality Based... he

Doesn't "fear monger".

[EdmondDantes_]

16. Yes.

The same applies because the underlying facts haven't changed.

Since at least George W Bush, people have been saying if Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden, and Trump again gets elected, we won't have elections again. It wasn't true then either.

[SamuelTheThird]

18. That's logically fallacious

Just because something hasn't happened before, doesn't mean it can't happen.

Further, elections don't even need to be cancelled for them to be heavily interfered with in ways not done in the past.

[EdmondDantes_]

19. Exceptional claims require exceptional evidence

Using your logic, we can't be sure the sun is going to come up in the east tomorrow and not the north.

As has been repeatedly stated there's no path to doing what some people are panicking about. Trump's term will end at noon on January 20th 2029. There will be elections next month, 2026 and 2028.

If there's some super plot, why are Republicans trying to make it harder to vote? Because they know there will be elections. If they have some plan to cheat, are they forgetting to use it in the special elections we keep winning? The theory doesn't make sense with the reality that exists.

[SamuelTheThird]

20. You mean the words out of his mouth? Intent

You mean sending the military into a bunch of cities, completely unprecedented.

You mean fomenting a violent attempt to overthrow the government on Jan 6?

Sure, it's EXTRAORDINARY to state what those politicians said. It's not like that have ANY inside info from sources you don't, right?

[Cha]

11. I respect & trust Rep Dan Goldman...

and most of us are aware that the Demented Neo Nazi wants to stay in the Gold House Forever... as long as he isn't dead.

Facing the reality of this will be Forewarned.

TY

[MadameButterfly]

12. Trump told his supporters that they wouldn't have to vote anymore

after this election. It's been the plan all along.
It will come down to the officers in that room. The ones who survive his purge.
When we have our mass demonstrations, they are for these men.
We have to give them standing to do the right thing.