Charlamagne Tha God says the White House ballroom is proof of Trump’s third term

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Progressive political analyst Larry McKelvey, better known as Charlamagne Tha God, said the White House project is all the evidence needed to show that President Donald Trump intends to run for a third term.
But “The Late Show” host’s speech is raising concerns for those who believe it could incite violence.
“Do you think you’re building for the next guy?” Charlamagne asked questions during Wednesday’s episode.
“You think you like JD Vance that much? You think he’s doing that hard on Marco Rubio?” he added, referring to two possible successors in the MAGA regime – the vice president and the secretary of state.
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Charlamagne tha God speaks on stage during day 2 of the 2025 HOPE Global Forum at the Signia by Hilton Atlanta on Dec. 2. 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Charlamagne’s comments, laced with hyperbolic humor, fueled far-fetched accusations that Trump has shown a king-like disregard for boundaries in his second term — even hinting at the president’s jokes about violating constitutional boundaries.
“I’m not asking Trump not to run for a third term,” Charlamagne admitted. “Trump goes to Trump. What I’m asking is for the Republican Party to be honest for once and tell us if you want this man to be king, okay? I’m tired of strengthening the dictatorship.”
Hogan Gidley, a former White House deputy press secretary, believes some viewers will not take their comments as a joke.
“They don’t know what their comments really mean to those who want to do violence, and ignorance and bad enough,” Gidley told Fox News Digital, noting the many attempts to assassinate Trump and members of his administration.
“Or – they know exactly what they are doing, they are creating a structure of consent to violence. Either way, it is damaging to our country,” he added.
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Hogan Gidley speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 21, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Under the 22nd Amendment, presidents of the United States are limited to two terms – a change made in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) served four.
While he firmly recognizes that comedians have the right under the First Amendment to address issues of their choosing, Gidley says he doubts the White House’s correction is evidence that Trump wants to overcome that limitation.
“Context is important,” Gidley said.
“For safety and security, it makes perfect sense to have a facility that all presidents can use to entertain foreign heads of state, to entertain different guests at different times under the watchful eye of a controlled environment.”
At the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last month, Trump faced a third assassination attempt when a gunman charged through a Secret Service security checkpoint at an event at the Washington Hilton.
Trump noted that a future ballroom-like facility could be used for such events to provide a more secure environment.
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President Donald Trump holds a design rendering of the proposed $400 million presidential ballpark at the White House. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg)
Charlamagne, for his part, has sketched out an idea of how Trump might use the ballroom for a third term.
“On January 20, 2029, Trump will walk into that ballroom, with a bunch of runners, a case of Big Macs and lock the door inside,” Charlamagne said.
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The construction of the ballroom, in the area of 90,000 square meters and designed to accommodate 650 people, is planned to be completed before the end of Trump’s second term, according to the press from the White House.
The Daily Show did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital. The White House did not respond when the comedian and political commentator commented.


