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Donald Trump Says He's 'Not Allowed' To Run for Third Term
Trump discussed a third term with advisers despite constitutional limits; legal experts say success is highly unlikely and Pennsylvania lawmakers propose ballot restrictions.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told House Republicans at the annual policy retreat he is `not allowed` to run for a third term during his 90-minute speech.
- During private talks, President Donald Trump raised a constitution-breaking third-term idea with longtime legal adviser Alan Dershowitz, The Wall Street Journal reported; last month, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson responded to reports of these discussions.
- Legal experts note the high bar for constitutional change, requiring two-thirds support in both chambers and approval by at least 38 states, while Rep. Chris Pielli prepares a resolution citing the 22nd Amendment in a Jan. 5 memo to remove ineligible candidates.
- Trump has since acknowledged he is barred from another White House stint while saying he wishes he could serve again, and he has posted pictures of 2028 hats in the Oval Office.
- Trump framed it as a `constitutional movement` in his remarks, calling it a larger legal debate while saying it's `pretty clear` he can't seek a third term.
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Donald Trump shamelessly testing his luck for a third term, says there is 'going to be a constitutional movement'
On January 6, at a House GOP retreat in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump floated the idea of running for a third term again. He laughed it off, but it’s almost like he’s slowly testing if he can get his way. Addressing Republican members of the U.S. House at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, Trump was delivering his usual dialogue. Unfair treatment, people not appreciating how “unbelievable” his years have been, and so on. Then he veered. Af…
US President Donald Trump has said that he does not rule out the possibility of running for a third presidential term, despite constitutional restrictions.
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left5Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 38% Right
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources lean Right
39% Left
L 39%
C 23%
R 38%
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