Comment by quesera

> Something awful that lets him invoke some obscure rule that lets him stay in power with congressional approval

There is literally no such obscure rule, and a new Congress will be seated two weeks before the 2029 Presidential Inauguration.

Elections, and the compulsory ends of terms, inauguration of new Congresses, etc, happen on schedule without regard to any exceptional cases, including Civil War.

If he can get a majority of the Electoral College for a third term, and a majority in both houses of Congress in 2028, then things get much more complicated.

But there is no other path. Elections matter, and don't let anyone discourage you from believing that they don't matter enough to vote.