US EditionMike Johnson Says He’s Talked to Trump About Third Term: ‘I Don’t See the Path’
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he does not believe President Donald Trump intends to defy the Constitution to seek a third term, rejecting the idea at a Capitol Hill news conference.
- The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bars more than two presidential terms, and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. said, `I don't see a way to amend the Constitution` because it takes about 10 years and two-thirds of the House and three-fourths of the states.
- Former White House aide Steve Bannon has told The Economist that `there is a plan` for Trump to run in 2028, and supporters have circulated 'Trump 2028' merchandise since earlier this year.
- Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Johnson emphasized that `we are not going to take our foot off the gas pedal` and highlighted the focus on governing over legal challenges, despite the 'Trump 2028' cap.
- Legal experts note the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bars anyone ineligible for president from serving as vice president, and President Donald Trump earlier this week ruled out that vice-presidential route.
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Trump not on "path" to third term, House Speaker Johnson says
Johnson, pressed on Trump 2028, points to Constitution: ‘No path’ to third term presidency
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., says he sees no path for President Donald Trump to seek a third term in 2028, citing the 22nd Amendment's constitutional barriers.
Trump says he’d love a third term. Speaker Johnson says there’s ‘no path’
US President Donald Trump’s musings about a potential third-term bid for the White House have run up against at least one obstacle: House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson, the Republican leader who has built his career by drawing closer to Trump, said they have discussed the issue, but the speaker held the line against a Constitution-bending third term. “I don’t see a path for that,” Johnson said on Tuesday at his daily press conference at the Capi…
Mike Johnson Says Donald Trump Can't Run For a 3rd Term
Source: Anadolu / Getty House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he doesn’t “see the path” for President Donald Trump to serve as president for a third term, and he has spoken with the president recently about how “the constrictions of the Constitution” forbids it. In other words, the GOP’s leading Congressman in the House of Representatives had to confirm with the sitting president that he is aware of what most of us learned some time betwe…
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