Jon Stewart Slams Trump for ‘Considering the Option’ of a Third Term in Office: ‘Trying to Order Off-Menu From the Constitution’

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Jack Dunn On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart went after President Donald Trump for flirting with the possibility of running for a third term.

Stewart opened the segment by saying he wanted to “check in on our good friend Democracy,” which itself has become a political buzz word as Trump looks to increase his executive power with each passing day.

A news clip then played, which reported that Trump is “considering his options to serve a third term in office, a breach of the constitution’s two-term limit for president.” “I’m sorry, considering the option?” Stewart exclaimed. “What, are you trying to order off-menu from the constitution? ‘I see you have two terms, but can I get it animal style?'” Stewart then pondered what Trump was going to do to achieve an unprecedented third term.

The answer, of course, came in the form of a news clip. The clip quoted Trump saying, “There are methods which you could do it.” Among his options include “urging J.D.