Donald Trump’s Third Term
The 22 nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states the following: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice . . .” (emphasis added) This provision seemingly prohibits President Donald Trump from being elected to the office of President again. From selling 2028 campaign merchandise, to restructuring the White House to his personal preferences, to open mulling, to consolidating Federal power in himself, it is clear that he has every intention of staying in office past his current term. The key term (and weakness) in the 22 nd Amendment is the term “elected”. Speculation has been raised as to ways he could stay in office past 2029 without being elected. The most popular theory on the internet is to run some lackey ( e.g. , Vice President J.D. Vance [R] or Donald Trump, Jr.) as the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2028 with President Trump as his runningmate. Once they are inaugurated, the lackey will promptly resign and Trump will a...