I'm reading pieces online now by usually-sane leftists that say maybe we should start taking that threat seriously because, you know, there are things this man has done or achieved that we thought he could never do. If Trump were to announce he was going to flap his arms and fly to Saturn, they'd say, "I know it sounds crazy but that's what we all thought when he announced he was going to run for president." Me, I think he's saying it because he's always said he can do anything — you know, like his perfect health care plan or getting Mexico to pay for The Wall — and it gives his followers a thrill to think their kind will rule America forever.
In the same breaths, he's saying he's The Most Popular President Ever with a 70% approval rating — and we know that ain't true. Here's a review of what the various pollsters are actually saying.
He's saying "there's a way" he could do an end run around The Constitution and get a third term. The only thing I can think of is that he'd run as the Vice-Presidential candidate to some placeholder candidate who would promise to resign the day after Inauguration Day. I have no idea if that would work and I don't think we'll ever know because I don't even believe he's going to finish out this term…or that if he does, even his most fanatic supporter today will be chanting "Four more years" by then. I can think of a whole lotta things I'd worry about before I'd worry about Trump Term III…and he'd be responsible for most of them.