President Donald Trump keeps teasing the possibility of running for a third term as president. even as the 22nd amendment states that "no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.
On Sunday, Trump told NBC News that he was “not joking” about trying to serve a third term in the White House. “There are methods which you could do it," Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker. Trump is in his second term as president and would be 82 when his current term ends in 2029.
Trump says 'there are methods' to seek third term despite term limits and 22nd amendment. How old is Trump? Here's how Trump could get a third term
Talk of a third term flatters Trump’s ego, rankles liberals, and redirects the 2028 conversation away from viewing Vance as the heir apparent. And if the president does bow to the reality that he can’t keep running, it could be his most dedicated loyalist, the one who insisted Trump should run again, who benefits.
The president recently told NBC News he was "not joking" about considering what would be an unconstitutional third term in office.
Vice President JD Vance could help the president get around the United States Constitution, a law professor told Newsweek.
President Donald Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term. “I'm not joking,” he says in an NBC News interview.
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Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Newsweek: "I would expect even the conservative Supreme Court to enforce the ban on a third term."