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🗓️ 31 March 2025
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Monday briefing: Trump’s third term remarks; Wisconsin Supreme Court race; Richard Chamberlain; March Madness; and more
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0:00.0 | President Donald Trump said he's not joking about seeking an unconstitutional third term. |
0:10.3 | That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. |
0:13.5 | I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Monday, March 31st. |
0:16.7 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
0:21.4 | Yesterday, the president called NBC News's Kristen Welker. |
0:26.5 | The call wasn't broadcast, but NBC released a full transcript. |
0:31.5 | In the call, Trump declined to rule out the possibility that he would seek a third presidential |
0:36.9 | term. |
0:37.8 | As fans of the U.S. Constitution know, that's explicitly barred under the 22nd Amendment. |
0:44.3 | But Trump suggested on the call that multiple plans have begun to circulate in Trump world |
0:49.4 | for how he could do it anyway. |
0:51.9 | He mentioned one hypothetical plan in which Vice President J.D. Vance |
0:55.8 | would run in 2028 and then pass the baton. When floating the idea of a third term, Trump has |
1:02.9 | pointed to unspecified polling as an indicator of his popularity. But several recent actual polls |
1:10.1 | have found that Americans are unhappy with many of Trump's |
1:13.4 | actions since returning to office. And Trump would be 82 years old at the next presidential |
1:19.3 | election in 2028. |
1:24.9 | Number two. Let me first hand out two one million dollar checks in appreciation. |
1:31.4 | Elon Musk handed out million dollar checks to two Wisconsin voters. There's a very important election tomorrow in Wisconsin. |
1:41.2 | It's to fill a seat on the state's Supreme Court, and it will determine whether that court |
1:45.7 | retains its liberal majority. That could affect the future of abortion, voter ID laws, union rights, |
1:52.3 | and other issues in Wisconsin. The race has attracted national attention. It's Trump's first |
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