The key facts

  • Trump said "I would really like to do that" after supporters chanted "Four more years!"
  • The 22nd Amendment prohibits electing a president more than twice; Trump's current term ends in January 2029.
  • Trump acknowledged that a third term would require changing the existing constitutional order.

 

Donald Trump, at a meeting with Republican supporters in the state of Ohio, stated his desire to remain president for a third term. This was reported by the Associated Press.

 

During the rally, Trump emphasized that if Republicans win the midterm elections in November, the country will see unprecedented economic success. After that, attendees began chanting: "Four more years!"

 

"I would really like to do that," Trump said, hinting at a third term.

 

According to the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, one person cannot be elected to the office of president more than twice. Trump's current second term is set to end in January 2029. Therefore, his desire to run for a third term contradicts the existing constitutional limitation.

 

Trump was first elected president in 2016 and led the country from 2017 to 2021. He lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, but in 2024 he won again and returned to the post of president.

 

Trump has previously repeatedly spoken about the possibility of becoming president for a third term. At the same time, he acknowledged that such a possibility would face constitutional limitations. For a US president to be elected to a third term, the existing constitutional order would need to be changed.