• Join Puck

    Directly Supporting Authors

    A new economic model in which writers are also partners in the business.

    Personalized Subscriptions

    Customize your settings to receive the newsletters you want from the authors you follow.

    Stay in the Know

    Connect directly with Puck talent through email and exclusive events.

  • What is puck? Newsletters Authors Podcasts Events Gift Puck Careers

Doomsday Prepping Project 2028

A bracing conversation with conservative former federal appellate Judge J. Michael Luttig on why Trump teasing a third term is no joke.

J. Michael Luttig
"It doesn’t matter what Bannon says, or even what the president says, about his ability to succeed himself. What does matter is that Trump has told the American people that he can run and be elected to a third term, and that he’s seriously considering it," says J. Michael Luttig. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images
John Heilemann
November 4, 2025

Join Puck to listen to this article

Donald Trump has never been inclined to hit the campaign trail on behalf of candidates he thinks are doomed. That helps explain his behavior in this year’s governor’s races in New Jersey, where his efforts on behalf of Jack Ciattarelli were limited to three tele-rallies, and Virginia, where he refused not only to endorse Winsome Earle-Sears but even to say her name in public.