Since apparently trump has already filed to run in 2020, isn't it against the law for

[shraby]

him to campaign in his official capacity as president?

[HoneyBadger]

1. Wouldn't that effectively limit the term limit to 1?

[Kingofalldems]

4. What?

[Motley13]

2. when did blotus ever care about laws?

[CK_John]

3. More like he setup a slush fund on the down low.

[exboyfil]

5. His campaign will have to pay for the expenses

I think he might have shot himself in the foot here. Here is an article that talks about Obama's expenses campaigning for Clinton. Use of AF 1 should be reimbursed at some sort of commercial rate.

I got to think some enterprising reporter needs to follow up on this.

I just thought of the scam. When Obama vacationed he picked up his personal costs himself (as all Presidents do). Has Trump found a way for his personal expenses to be covered with someone else's money (ie campaign contributions). God when it comes to grifting the man is a genius.


http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/06/who-pays-when-president-obama-is-campaigner-in-chief.html

[mythology]

6. There are specific rules about a campaign paying for certain things

But no there's no prohibition on that.

[hughee99]

7. Are you concerned about him being re-elected in 2020? n/t

[yeoman6987]

8. I am not predicting anything at this point and may not in 2020

I made a fool of myself in 2016 saying America would never vote for this beast. I don't trust voters to predict anything.

[Kingofalldems]

13. You've been predicting 2018 for months now, yeoman6987.

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Predicting republican gains. I can give links if necessary.

[Tiggeroshii]

14. I would rather count on that and be surprised than count on dem gains

And be disappointed...

[hughee99]

15. I'm not sure I'd trust the voters either, but I trust the republicans will make sure

Trump can't, or won't want to, run again.

[lagomorph777]

9. I'm just hoping there is a 2020

and the Earth is not a cinder by then.

[shraby]

10. No I'm not, but there were questions about campaigning during Bush years and whether people were

campaigning from their government offices.

[hughee99]

11. There were questions even before that.

I think the phrase "no controlling legal authority" came from one such incident.

[frankieallen]

12. I don't think even Trump could pay the tab for AF1.