Honestly I don't really understand how we keep having this discussion except in that a lot of Very Serious PeopleTM appear to be looking for REASONS not to acknowledge that Trump is a fascist, he's openly talking about doing fascist things, and every fascist in America absolutely knows he means it.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-third-term-stand-up-america
Like, NONE of these people can tell a joke and when they try it's so awkward you can physically FEEL how bad they are at it. So hell yeah Trump is SERIOUS about a 3rd term.