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Your fren said, "He will be out of office within a year. It's just a matter of time." Meaning that POTUS is on borrowed time.
Wait a month and ask if your fren needs another 11 months. Is forecast unfolding as thought?
Wait six months, does s/he need another 6 months?
Let the clock run out. It brings the tension as a a self-made time bomb. Normal human reaction is to dig, near (here) before in unfamiliar ground (there). Any digging is better than none. It is on his/her schedule so let the clock run its course.