Trump did not rule out again that he would also strive for the third term of office
The tradition of two terms has been anchored by the first US presidents.
Washington. US President Donald Trump In a Sunday interview for NBC News, he did not rule out the possibility that he would also strive for the third term in the White House.
Another mandate prohibits him 22. The amendment of the Constitution, but according to Trump, « there are methods » how to achieve the next four years in the office.
« Many people want me to do it, » Trump said. « But I tell them that we have a long journey ahead, you know, our administration is only at the beginning, » he explained.
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He pointed out, however, that the idea of the third term « is not coming », although it is now focusing mainly on the implementation of the current mandate and is too early to think about the next.
Asked if he was presented plans that would allow him to apply for a third term, Trump replied that « there were methods » as it could be done.
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In this context, the NBC asked Trump the possibility that he would exchange a role with his Vice President JD Vance in the elections in 2028.
Trump would stand in such a case as a vice president and after election would be VANCE He could give up the President’s office, allowing Trump to switch to his position. Trump replied that it could be one of the methods. However, he did not name other possibilities.
Long -term tradition
The tradition of two terms has been anchored by the first US presidents. The only president who performed more than two mandates was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The term of office was subsequently limited by 22. Amendment to the US Constitution of 1947.
Therefore, the NBC points out that Trump could try to enforce the intention to re -run by constitutional change, which is extremely demanding in the US political system.
The two -thirds majority of both chambers of the Congress would have to vote for a new amendment and would then have to be approved by up to three quarters of US states.
Trump has said several times that he will apply for the third term. However, his party colleagues said they consider these statements a joke. However, ally Steve Bannon recently admitted the opportunity to seek the third mandate.
