"When President Donald Trump returned to office in January, he immediately benefited from serving a nonconsecutive term. He and his team hit the ground running, matching first-term energy with second-term experience. An American president hadn't served nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland 132 years ago, so what Trump was doing was without precedent in the modern political era. There was no telling how it would go."
"The second term is a legacy term and Trump-who has now admitted the 22nd Amendment bars from seeking a third term and been briefed by GOP congressional leaders about the virtual impossibility of changing that in time for the 2028 election-has devoted more time to that than the types of things that would help an incumbent win reelection. Unlike in his first term, Trump hasn't really spent much time barnstorming the country."
Donald Trump returned to the presidency in a nonconsecutive term, becoming the first American to do so since Grover Cleveland 132 years earlier. The administration matched first-term energy with second-term experience, providing an immediate operational advantage. Over time, downsides emerged: a second term functions as a legacy term, and Trump acknowledged the 22nd Amendment prevents a third term and was briefed on the near-impossibility of changing that before 2028. He has prioritized legacy efforts over typical incumbent reelection activities, reduced domestic barnstorming, traveled abroad, and has been defensive about economic performance after reduced emphasis earlier in his presidency.
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