Marjorie Taylor Greene Warns Against Potential War-Time Election Cancellation by Donald Trump

Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned that President Donald Trump could exploit a future war—such as a conflict with Iran—to suspend U.S. elections and extend his tenure beyond the constitutionally limited two terms, a move she says would violate law and the Constitution.

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The alarm stems from a televised exchange last summer in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s elections were suspended due to war. Trump replied, “So you say, during the war, you can’t have elections…if we happen to be in a war with somebody, no more elections? Oh, that’s good.” The clip resurfaced on Alex Jones’s program, prompting Greene’s commentary.

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• Summer 2023 – Zelenskyy tells Trump Ukraine’s elections are on hold; Trump reacts with the quoted remarks.

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• Thursday, 2024 – Greene delivers a televised statement condemning war-time election cancellation.

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• Recent weeks – Media speculation, amplified by Jones, suggests Trump could remain in the White House or a bunker under a proposed ballroom project.

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Greene said Trump’s repeated war-time election comments aim to “normalize the idea” and test public reaction. She asserted that a third term would violate the law and the Constitution, and warned that elections should not be canceled even during war.

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Commentators described Trump’s musings as “old hat” and called the bunker theory “entertainment,” suggesting skepticism about any serious plan to extend his rule.

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• “So let me just see. Three and a half years from now, so you mean if we happen to be in a war with somebody, no more elections? Oh, that’s good.” — Donald Trump

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• “He constantly says it so that he can normalize the idea and test the support and test people’s reactions.” — Marjorie Taylor Greene

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• “He constantly says it so that he can normalize the idea and test the support and test people’s reactions. But saying it over and over and over again normalizes the idea. And I think it’s incredibly dangerous, and no one should ever accept it. Absolutely, absolutely not. There cannot be a third term, no. That’s against our laws. That’s against the Constitution. There is no third term. And if this country is at war, no, our election should not be canceled, absolutely not.” — Marjorie Taylor Greene

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• “He constantly says it so that he can normalize the idea and test the support and test people’s reactions. But saying it over and over and over again normalizes the idea. And I think it’s incredibly dangerous, and no one should ever accept it. Absolutely, absolutely not. There cannot be a third term, no. That’s against our laws. That’s against the Constitution. There is no third term. And if this country is at war, no, our election should not be canceled, absolutely not.” — Marjorie Taylor Greene

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The sources provide no official response from the Trump administration regarding the quoted remarks or the bunker speculation. Additionally, the existence of a bunker beneath a proposed ballroom project remains unverified, and no concrete evidence links Trump to any plan to remain in the White House beyond the 2024 election.

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Greene’s warnings highlight a broader concern that war-time emergencies could be leveraged to undermine electoral processes. If a sitting president were to argue for postponing elections, it would challenge long-standing constitutional safeguards and set a precedent for future leaders to seek power extensions under the guise of national security.

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