From left, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. The United States Capitol before Johnson's victory speaks for the 119th Congress on Friday, January 3, 2025.
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A member of the House of Representatives, Republican A accuracy Thursday to adjust Constitution of the United States In order to allow the president Donald Trump – and any other future president – is elected to a third term in the White House.
“Trump has proven that he is the only figure in modern history capable of reversing the decay of our nation and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to achieve that goal.” decision.
“It is imperative that we provide President Trump with every resource necessary to correct the disastrous cycle set by the Biden administration,” Ogles said in a statement.
“He is dedicated to restoring the republic and saving our country, and we, as legitimate people, as nations, must do everything we can to support him,” said Ogles, a hardline conservative serving his second term in the House of Representatives.
“I propose an amendment to the Constitution to review the restrictions imposed by the Twenty-Second Amendment on presidential terms,” he added.
Ogles' move came three days after Trump was sworn in for a second non-consecutive term — becoming only the second US president to accomplish the feat.
The decision comes after two months representative. And Goldmana New York Democrat, introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives that “reiterates that the 22nd Amendment applies to a total of two terms as President of the United States,” and that the amendment applies to 78-year-old Trump.
A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the decision.
The Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution states in part, “No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice.”
The Ogles resolution seeks to revise this to read, “No person shall be elected to the office of President more than three times…”
The original amendment also states that “no person who has held the office of President, or served as President, for more than two years of the term for which another person has been elected shall be elected to the office of President at one time.”
In his statement Thursday, Ogles said the resolution he was introducing would “allow President Trump to serve three terms, ensuring we can maintain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs.”
Proposed in 1947 and ratified in 1951, the 22nd Amendment was authored to prevent a repeat of President Franklin Roosevelt's unprecedented election to four terms in office.
To this day, Roosevelt is the only president to have been elected to more than two terms. He died in 1945, less than 90 days after his fourth inauguration.
Trump is open to it
Over the course of his political career, Trump has repeatedly hinted at his willingness to serve more than two terms in office.
“I guess I'll never run again, unless I say, 'It's very good, we've got to figure something else out,'” Trump said. He was reportedly in pain To prepare Republicans during a special meeting in November, shortly after Democratic former Vice President Kamala Harris was defeated.
Trump, speaking to members of the National Rifle Association in May, said, “I don't know, are we going to be three-term or term-over? Are we three-term or term-over to win?”
Trump's openness to a third term comes as no surprise to some people who know him.
Former Fox News journalist Geraldo Rivera, who was friendly with Trump for decades in New York, predicted in December that Trump and his allies would turn their attention to the 22nd Amendment.
“For future reference: President Trump & Co. will soon begin repealing/reversing the 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to two four-year terms,” Rivera wrote on X.
Other ways to stay in power
Amending the Constitution is not the only way Trump can remain in power after his current term ends.
“Although the 22nd Amendment prohibits Trump from electing his own president again, it does not prevent him from serving as president after January 20, 2029,” he wrote. Philip Riveterprofessor of government at Hamilton College, in a recent article in Conversation.
“The reason for this is that the 22nd Amendment only prohibits someone from being elected ‘more than twice,’” Klinker wrote. “It says nothing about a person becoming president by some other means than by electing the office.”
Klinker wrote that one hypothetical scenario is for Trump to nominate vice president in 2028, and for Vice President J.D. Vance to run at the top of the ticket for president.
“If elected, Vance could resign, making President Trump again,” Klinker wrote. “But Vance wouldn’t even have to resign in order for Vice President Trump to exercise the power of the presidency.
the Amendment 25 To the Constitution, it states that if the president declares that he is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office… the Vice President shall be discharged by the Vice President as Chief Prosecutor.” “
Another scenario Klinker envisions is for Trump to encourage a family member to run for the White House and win. Once elected, they would act as more of a figure president, while Trump made the key decisions.
