Congressman Andy Ogles from Tennessee on January 23 announced a bill to amend the constitution to allow President Donald Trump as well as future presidents to serve three terms, according to CNBC.
The 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution stipulates that no one can serve as president for more than 2 terms (8 years). If a person has served more than 2 years of a previous president’s term, they can only serve as president for a maximum of one more term.
Signing the pardon, Mr. Trump signaled that he would be more “disrespectful” in his second term
This amendment took effect in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt served as president for four terms (1933-1945).
According to the proposal of congressman Ogles, the president cannot serve more than 3 terms. If a person has served two terms but not consecutively like Mr. Trump, that person can serve another term. If you have been elected for two consecutive terms, you cannot be elected for another term. If a previous president has served more than 2 years in office, the president can only serve a maximum of 2 more terms.
President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term on January 20
“President Trump’s decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to the chaos, suffering, and economic decline that Americans have endured over the past four years. He has proven himself unique in history.” Modern history has the power to reverse the nation’s decline and restore America’s greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal,” said Congressman Ogles.
Mr. Trump is the second president in US history to serve two non-consecutive terms, after Mr. Grover Cleveland.
Mr. Trump once joked during a meeting with Republican congressmen after being elected about the possibility of running for a third term. “I think I won’t run again unless you do something. Unless you do something.” You guys say ‘he’s too good, we have to find a way,'” Mr. Trump said.
In April 2024, he announced to the magazine Time will not run for a third term if he wins the 2024 election.
The chances of Mr. Ogles’s bill being passed are very slim because it would require approval by two-thirds of the members of the House and Senate, and ratification by 38/50 states.
