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Speaker of the House mike johnson poured cold water chairman donald trumpFlirting with a third term, he said he “doesn’t see any path” to another run for the White House.
On Tuesday, when Trump was asked about the possibility of a third term, which has been put on hold. ConstitutionJohnson replied, “Well, there’s the 22nd Amendment.”
“It’s been great, but I think the president knows, and he and I have talked about the constraints of the Constitution,” Johnson told reporters. According to Politico.
The 79-year-old president has long considered the idea of a third term, most recently telling reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday that he would “love to do it.”
The comments came when Trump was asked about an interview with his aide steve bannon gave to economistIn which he said that Trump would “get a third term” and “be president in ’28”, which is the next presidential election.
despite 22nd amendmentwho restricts anyone serve more than two terms As chairman, Bannon claimed, “At the appropriate time, we will explain what the plan is.”
When asked if that was something Trump would be willing to challenge in court, Trump responded, “I haven’t really thought about it. As you know, we have some very good people, but I have the best poll numbers I’ve ever had.”
Pressed on who he was referring to by “good people”. Trump pointed out to the Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State marco rubioThe President then said, “I’m not sure whether anyone will run again. I think if they ever formed a group, it would be unbeatable, I do. I really believe that. I would love to do that. I have the best numbers ever.”
A reporter then asked whether Trump could circumvent the 22nd Amendment by running for vice president, to which Trump said he could do so, but would not want to: “I would rule it out because it’s too cute. I think people wouldn’t like it. It’s too cute. It wouldn’t be right.”
However, going through with that plan, Trump would face problems with the 12th Amendment, which states: “No person constitutionally ineligible for the office of President, shall be eligible for the office of Vice President of the United States.”
Trump promoted the idea by claiming he has “resolved” eight wars, more than the previous month. credit for solving seven After that observed a peace treaty between Cambodia and Thailand Over the weekend.
“I mean, I’ve dealt with eight wars now and the ninth war is coming. I believe it will be Russia-Ukraine,” the president said Monday. “I mean, we saved millions of people. I saved millions of lives. That’s what’s important.”
When asked directly if he was not ruling out a third term, Trump responded: “Am I not ruling it out? I mean, you’d have to tell me.”
“All I can tell you is that we have a huge group of people who don’t have it,” the president said, referring to Democrats.
This is not the first time that Trump has floated the idea of contesting elections for a third term.
Just days after winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump told House Republicans: “I suspect I will not run again unless you say ‘He’s so good, we’ve got to figure something else out.'”
A few days later, he declared at a Las Vegas rally that he was “the most dynamic politician in history,” adding that “to serve not once but two or three times or four times would be the greatest honor of my life.”
Trump had told in March meet the Press it was “Not kidding” About contesting elections again.
“A lot of people want me to do it,” the president said at the time. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we still have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”
Even before winning the recent presidential race, Trump seemed eager to seek a third term.
“We’re going to win four more years in the White House,” he said in 2022. “And then after that, we’ll negotiate, right? Because we probably – based on the way we were treated – we probably deserve another four years after that.”
Despite flirting with the idea, Trump told Time He does not plan to try for a third term in April 2024.
“I wouldn’t be in favor of it. I wouldn’t be in favor of any challenge.” [to the 22nd Amendment]Not for me,” Trump told magazine“I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve for four years and do a great job.”