'A lot of truth is said in jest,' or so goes the old adage. So when Trump 'jokes' about being President for more than 8 years, is he really kidding? CNN's Jeanne Moos takes a closer look.
Take his regular"jokes" about the possibility of extending his time in office beyond the Constitutionally-mandated two four-year terms.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! In a vacuum, you might be able to dismiss Trump's parenthetical aside aimed at raising the possibility of people demanding he stays beyond eight years as a not-super-funny joke by the President. Context reveals, however, that this is a"joke" Trump tells all the time -- and he doesn't do it to be funny.
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