The Constitution explicitly prohibits a president from running for a third term. But that didn’t stop Donald Trump from raising it over and over – and this time from the official White House event.
“Should I run again? You tell me,” Trump said Thursday before a crowded East Room filled with almost black supporters who were there for the Black History Month event held just one month in his second term.
A crowd containing elected officials, such as Republicans. Tim Scott South Carolina and the staff John James The chants of Michigan and political appointees and athletes like the famous golfer Tiger Woods responded: “Four more years!”
Trump joked that he often does in front of friendly crowds, but when he does this for the first time with official capabilities, he simply has his idea floating around. The statement was first reported Washington Post.
The scene came amid growing concern that Trump was using his presidential power in ways the constitution would not allow. The 22 amendments to the Constitution prohibit the president from being elected to more than one term, and was ratified about 74 years ago. But Trump’s early actions in office show he is willing to challenge the Constitution by issuing a freeze on spending on funds allocated by Congress, issuing orders to the closed division, and taking over independent federal agencies.
And there is no indication that Maga’s base is tired of him.
Hours after Trump made a statement about the third term, former adviser Steve Bannon reflected similar sentiments before a conservative political action committee gathering.
“The future of Maga is Donald Trump,” Bannon said. I said to the cheering crowd. “I want Trump in 28 years. That’s something they can’t stand. A man like Trump will only appear twice in the history of this country. I want Trump!”
Trump’s comments on the third term first reported Washington PostComes like his administration Official Social Media Account I posted a photoshoot to X, showing him posing on the cover of a magazine in the style of time. All Manhattan and New York have been saved. Trump is known for exaggeration and boosting his own personal brand and image.
This is a reference to the Trump administration that revokes federal approval of traffic pricing a day before in New York, and is a law aimed at reducing traffic by charging a $9 fee for certain sections of Manhattan.
