President Trump gave the clearest indication yet this week that he is looking at ways to serve a third term in office, though the Constitution bars any person from being elected more than two times.
President Trump gave the clearest indication yet this week that he is looking at ways to serve a third term in office, though the Constitution bars any person from being elected more than two times.
The president told NBC News in an interview Sunday that he’s « not joking » about seeking another term in office, after repeatedly publicly musing about the possibility in recent months. He also said that despite the constitutional limitations, « there are methods which you could do it. »
Trump supporters like former strategist Steve Bannon have called on the president to run again, and Rep. Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican, introduced a resolution earlier this year to amend the Constitution to allow Mr. Trump to be elected to another term. Senate Majority Leader John Thune also said of Mr. Trump’s prospects of serving a third term, « not without a change in the Constitution. » He told reporters, « I think that you guys keep asking the question and … I think he is having some fun with it, probably messing with you. »
Experts say changing the Constitution is extremely unlikely. Election law scholars raised the possibility that talk of a third term, whatever its likelihood, may function as a show of strength to try to stave off the perception that Mr. Trump is a lame-duck president.
