Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president
President Donald Trump said Sunday that 바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m not joking바카라 게임 웹사이트 about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029.
바카라 게임 웹사이트There are methods which you could do it,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC 온라인 바카라 게임 from Mar-a-Lago, his private club.
He elaborated later to reporters on Air Force One from Florida to Washington that "I have had more people ask me to have a third term, which in a way is a fourth term because the other election, the 2020 election was totally rigged.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump lost that election to Joe Biden.
Still, Trump added: 바카라 게임 웹사이트I don바카라 게임 웹사이트t want to talk about a third term now because no matter how you look at it, we바카라 게임 웹사이트ve got a long time to go.바카라 게임 웹사이트
, added to the after President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times in a row, says 바카라 게임 웹사이트no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Any attempt to remain in office would be legally suspect and it is unclear how seriously Trump might pursue the idea.
바카라 게임 웹사이트This is yet another escalation in his clear effort to take over the government and dismantle our democracy," said a statement from Rep. Daniel Goldman, a New York Democrat who served as lead counsel for Trump's first impeachment. "If Congressional Republicans believe in the Constitution, they will go on the record opposing Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s ambitions for a third term.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Steve Bannon, a former Trump strategist who runs the right-wing 바카라 게임 웹사이트War Room바카라 게임 웹사이트 podcast, called for the president to run again during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month.
"We want Trump in 바카라 게임 웹사이트28," he said.
Kayla Thompson, a 30-year-old former paralegal in Wisconsin, said she would 바카라 게임 웹사이트absolutely바카라 게임 웹사이트 like Trump to serve another term.
바카라 게임 웹사이트America needs him. America is headed in the right direction and, if he doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t do it, we바카라 게임 웹사이트re probably headed backwards," said Thompson, who was attending a campaign event Sunday with Elon Musk in Green Bay for a state Supreme Court race.
Jeremy Paul, a constitutional law professor at Boston바카라 게임 웹사이트s Northeastern University, said "there are no credible legal arguments for him to run for a third term.바카라 게임 웹사이트
NBC's Kristen Welker asked Trump if one potential avenue to a third term was having Vice President JD Vance run for the top job and 바카라 게임 웹사이트then pass the baton to you.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Well, that바카라 게임 웹사이트s one,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump responded. 바카라 게임 웹사이트But there are others too. There are others.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Can you tell me another?바카라 게임 웹사이트 Welker asked.
바카라 게임 웹사이트No,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump replied.
Vance바카라 게임 웹사이트s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
Derek Muller, a professor of election law at Notre Dame, noted that the , which was ratified in 1804, says 바카라 게임 웹사이트no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Muller said that indicates that if Trump is not eligible to run for president again because of the 22nd Amendment, he is not eligible to run for vice president, either.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I don바카라 게임 웹사이트t think there바카라 게임 웹사이트s any 바카라 게임 웹사이트one weird trick바카라 게임 웹사이트 to getting around presidential term limits,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Muller said.
In addition, pursuing a third term would require extraordinary acquiescence by federal and state officials, not to mention the courts and voters themselves.
He suggested that Trump is talking about a third term for political reasons to 바카라 게임 웹사이트show as much strength as possible.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트A lame-duck president like Donald Trump has every incentive in the world to make it seem like he바카라 게임 웹사이트s not a lame duck,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said.
Trump, who would be 82 at the end of his second term, was asked whether he would want to keep serving in 바카라 게임 웹사이트the toughest job in the country바카라 게임 웹사이트 at that point.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Well, I like working,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the president said.
Trump suggested that Americans would go along with a third term because of his popularity. He falsely claimed to have 바카라 게임 웹사이트the highest poll numbers of any Republican for the last 100 years.바카라 게임 웹사이트
shows President George W. Bush reaching a 90% approval rating after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. His father, President George H.W. Bush, hit 89% following the Gulf War in 1991.
Trump has maxed out at 47% in Gallup data during his second term, despite claiming to be "in the high 70s in many polls, in the real polls.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Trump has mused before about serving longer than two terms before, generally with jokes to friendly audiences.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Am I allowed to run again?바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said during a House Republican retreat in January.
Representatives for the congressional leadership 바카라 게임 웹사이트 House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York 바카라 게임 웹사이트 did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the AP.
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Associated Press writers Tom Beaumont in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Gary Fields in Washington contributed to this report.