President Donald Trump declared Sunday night that he was the new “acting president of Venezuela” by sharing a doctored image of his online biography bearing the new title — a declaration that produced shockwaves for onlookers.“He’s spiraling into a singularity of narcissistic terror over [Jeffrey] E...
  • Chivera@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    If he’s the president of Venezuela then let’s open up the border to them. Let them come in they’re American now.

    • worhui@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      This is actually a good argument .

      The president of the USA can not be head of state of a different country. So they are either Americans or Donald trump accidentally abdicated the presidency.

      • AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        22 days ago

        Is there anything explicitly forbidding it? I can’t say I recall anything specific about it, but I admit I could be just forgetting a constitutional clause or something.

        • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          22 days ago

          No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

          He cannot “accept … [an] Office … from any … foreign State.” I suppose he might argue that “accepting” and “seizing by force” are not the same thing.

          Or Congress could pass an act to allow it.

          Edit: Or, more realistically, someone will complain to the Supreme Court and they’ll find a reason to avoid ruling on the issue and Sotomayor will write an angry dissent but nothing will change.