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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-maybe-u-s-will-have-a-president-for-life-someday?fbclid=IwAR0XB0f-Kd1g3NCIEgyiipSDA_cYqWNcwSzZRAg0Kt4GWGzVhgM5eK3mMkE
Mar. 4, 2018
President Donald Trump says he thinks it’s great that China’s president now holds that office for life and muses that maybe the U.S. will do the same someday.
Trump’s remarks were met with laughter and applause during a luncheon for Republican donors Saturday at his South Florida estate. CNN said it obtained a recording of the remarks.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/03/01/chinas-xi-sets-himself-up-to-govern-for-life-and-5-other-global-stories-you-might-have-missed/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c4714df0d4e7
Mar. 1, 2018
China's Communist Party announced this week that it planned to abolish its two-term limit for presidents and vice presidents. In theory, such a change could allow the country's current leader, Xi Jinping, to govern for life — a worrying prospect for those who are concerned about his authoritarian tendencies.