Trump said he may run for a third presidential term

Trump said he might run for a third presidential term

US President Donald Trump once again supported the idea of putting forward his candidacy for a third term of office. At a Republican campaign rally in Iowa, he said he was "entitled to run again," wrote

Initially, Trump acknowledged that the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits holding the office of the presidency more than twice. "Unfortunately, it is written very simply. There is almost no room for a different interpretation here," he said. Nevertheless, the politician continued, his case is an exception, as he has allegedly already won the presidential election three times. Here, Trump was referring to the 2020 election, where he still does not acknowledge his defeat to Joe Biden.

"They cheated us the second time, in fact we won three times, so I think I am entitled to run again. I believe I have the right to run again because they cheated me," the 45th and 47th President of the United States explained his logic.

After returning to the White House, Trump has repeatedly raised the topic of potentially being re-elected for a third time. Depending on the situation, he sometimes turns it into a joke, sometimes denies such claims, and sometimes allows for it under certain conditions.

The only president in US history to remain in office for more than two terms was Franklin Delano Roosevelt (served in 1933–1945). At that time, American politicians were prevented from doing so not by laws, but by a tradition formed out of respect for the memory of the first president, George Washington. Nevertheless, after Roosevelt's death, Congress and the states adopted the 22nd Amendment to the federal Constitution between 1947 and 1951, strictly prohibiting one person from serving as president for more than two terms.