Billionaire GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson allegedly offered President Trump another $250 million to run for a constitutionally prohibited third term, showcasing how big money threatens to corrupt our electoral system and constitutional limits.
Story Highlights
- Adelson whispered her $250 million pledge to Trump during a White House Hanukkah reception
- Trump publicly revealed the offer after crowd chanted “four more years” following Dershowitz’s remarks
- The 22nd Amendment explicitly prohibits presidents from serving more than two terms
- Steve Bannon previously declared Trump “is going to get a third term” in recent media interviews
Megadonor Makes Unconstitutional Offer Public
During a White House Hanukkah reception, billionaire Miriam Adelson leaned over and whispered to President Trump before he announced to the crowd that she offered “another $250 million” for a third-term campaign. The exchange occurred after attorney Alan Dershowitz spoke about “four more years” and Adelson publicly agreed, telling the audience “we can do it” as attendees erupted in supportive chants. This brazen display demonstrates how wealthy donors believe they can buy influence over constitutional processes.
Constitutional Limits Under Attack
The 22nd Amendment clearly states no person can be elected president more than twice, making any third-term campaign impossible without a constitutional amendment requiring approval from two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of state legislatures. Trump has repeatedly floated third-term scenarios throughout his presidency, refusing to categorically rule out such attempts while allies like Steve Bannon openly promote the idea. These ongoing attacks on constitutional term limits represent a direct threat to the founding principles that prevent authoritarian power grabs.
Adelson Family’s Massive Political Influence
Miriam Adelson, widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, represents the pinnacle of Republican megadonor influence, having contributed hundreds of millions to GOP campaigns and conservative causes over decades. The Adelson family provided crucial financial backing for Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns through super PACs and aligned organizations, earning significant policy victories including moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Their willingness to pledge quarter-billion dollar sums for constitutionally dubious campaigns reveals how concentrated wealth corrupts democratic processes and enables politicians to contemplate norm-breaking behavior.
Normalizing Anti-Democratic Rhetoric
While some media outlets characterized Adelson’s offer as “tongue-in-cheek,” the repeated normalization of third-term talk conditions Americans to accept authoritarian-style leadership aspirations that violate constitutional constraints. Trump’s history of praising foreign leaders who extend their terms beyond democratic limits, combined with his refusal to definitively reject extra-constitutional power grabs, signals dangerous disregard for the rule of law. Patriots must recognize that even “joking” about circumventing the Constitution undermines the very foundations of American democracy and limited government.
Trump Says Miriam Adelson Offered Him ‘Another $250 Million’ to Run for a Third Term https://t.co/yKlIuCypjE
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The incident reveals how billionaire donors believe they can purchase political outcomes that violate constitutional principles, threatening the integrity of American elections and democratic institutions that conservatives have fought to preserve for generations.
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Trump says Miriam Adelson offered him millions of dollars to run for another term
Megadonor Miriam Adelson offers Donald Trump $250M to run for third term
