"Again, let's stop and point out that there are no methods. The 22nd Amendment specifically says, "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once." Trump has been elected twice, which bars him from seeking a third term."
"Whether he is being serious or simply trolling his critics, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of running for a third term - which, to be clear, is forbidden by the 22nd Amendment. There's every reason to believe Trump is being serious when he talks about a third term. He told NBC News' Kristen Welker back in March, "I'm not joking," and that "there are methods which you could do it.""
The 22nd Amendment prohibits any person from being elected president more than twice, explicitly preventing a third-term bid. President Donald Trump has publicly floated running for a third term and insisted "I'm not joking," suggesting there are methods to do so. No legal methods exist to circumvent the amendment's text. A Supreme Court Justice faced questions about the amendment and provided an answer many viewed as insufficiently definitive. Public figures and commentators responded strongly, stressing the amendment's clear bar on a third term for someone already elected twice.
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