US EditionHow FDR became the first - and only - US president elected to serve more than 2 terms
- Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that he might seek a third term as president.
- George Washington set a two-term precedent, but FDR won a third election in 1940 amid World War II.
- Only FDR has served more than two terms, and voters later formalized the two-term limit.
- Trump told NBC News, "I'm not joking, There are methods which you could do it."
- A Trump run in 2028 would challenge long-held precedents and readings of the U.S. Constitution.
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Thelocalreport.inOnly One US President Served More Than 2 Terms. Here's Why
Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons. First, prior to Roosevelt's election to a third term in 1940 there was a longstanding American tradition that presidents not serve more than two terms. This tradition was established by the decisions of early presidents such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison not to seek a third term. …
Why presidential term limit got written into US Constitution – story of 22nd Amendment
Detroit, Apr 2 (The Conversation) Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons.First, prior to Roosevelt’s election to a third term in 1940 there was a longstanding American tradition that presidents not serve more than two terms.This tradition was established by the decisions of early presidents such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Mad…
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