{"id":2418124,"date":"2025-03-31T18:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T22:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-officially-wants-3rd-term-floats-completely-legal-workaround-to-make-it-happen\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T18:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T22:19:45","slug":"trump-officially-wants-3rd-term-floats-completely-legal-workaround-to-make-it-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-officially-wants-3rd-term-floats-completely-legal-workaround-to-make-it-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Officially Wants 3rd Term, Floats Completely Legal Workaround to Make It Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-officially-wants-3rd-term-floats-completely-legal-workaround-to-make-it-happen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview,former President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of seeking a third term in the 2028 presidential election,though he emphasized it was early to consider such a move. He acknowledged that many people support this idea, but he framed it in the context of his ongoing work and broader goals. Trump hinted at potential ways to circumvent the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">constitutional restrictions imposed<\/a> by the 22nd Amendment, alluding to methods involving a succession plan wiht Vice President J.D. Vance. Throughout the discussion, he appeared to emphasize a commitment to his plans for reforming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a>, notably in addressing what he calls the &#8220;deep state&#8221; and advocating for term limits in Congress. These comments, while controversial and unconventional, seem designed to provoke a response from his critics, showcasing his intent to maintain a strong narrative as he navigates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-desantis-slams-sweetheart-deal-as-double-standard\/\" title=\"DeSantis criticizes Hunter Biden&#039;s plea as unfair.\">political landscape leading<\/a> up to the next election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s enemies will call him a dictator no matter what he does. So he might as well use their hysteria to serve his broader purposes.<\/p>\n<p>In a Saturday phone interview with establishment propagandist Kristen Welker of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-third-term-white-house-methods-rcna198752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, Trump did not rule out the possibility of pursuing legal methods that would allow him to seek a third term in the 2028 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of people want me to do it,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it&rsquo;s very early in the administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he felt the same way those &ldquo;people&rdquo; did, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angry-trump-sends-threats-putin-zelenskyy-made-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> replied, &ldquo;I like working.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, he tried to convey earnestness.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not joking,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;m not &mdash; it is far too early to think about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As for how he planned to get around the Constitution&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/constitution\/amendment-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22nd Amendment<\/a>, which declares in plain language that &ldquo;[n]o person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,&rdquo; the president cryptically referred to &ldquo;methods,&rdquo; including the possibility of Vice President J.D. Vance securing the presidency in 2028 and then passing it to Trump, presumably Vance&rsquo;s 2028 running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also mentioned other possible methods, but refused to specify.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, all of this barely passes the laugh test, though not for the reason readers might think.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, not even the nation&rsquo;s worst liberal jurist would fail to recognize the 22nd Amendment&rsquo;s obvious meaning. Those liberals routinely ignore the First and Second Amendments, as well as the Constitution&rsquo;s text in general. But it takes that kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-judge-blocked-receiving-deportation-info-lacks-competence-address-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">judicial tyrant<\/a> to rule that the Constitution does not mean what it states. And no such tyrant &mdash; liberals all &mdash; would ever rule in Trump&rsquo;s favor.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as a practical matter, the president will turn 82 on June 14, 2028. Thus, assuming a Vance victory followed by a resignation, Trump would finish his third term at age 86. As much vigor as the president now exhibits, it would break one&rsquo;s heart to see him badly decline in office.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, why would he even mention such a thing to Welker? Surely the astute reader already suspects the same thing I suspected immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Trump has plans, but those plans have nothing to do with seeking a third term. Still, he needs his enemies to believe that they do, and then to object with their usual shrillness.<\/p>\n<p>What plans, you might ask?<\/p>\n<p>Well, Trump did not return to the White House merely to fix the economy or even to close the border. He has done, or will do, those things, of course, but he has a much greater task.<\/p>\n<p>The president has repeatedly pledged to smash the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-s-10-step-plan-shatter-deep-state-will-give-chills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deep state<\/a>. That must happen, or else victory in the 2024 election means nothing. The next Democrat or establishment Republican to win the presidency would simply return to business as usual.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent that, Trump must deprive the establishment of every mechanism it has hitherto used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-investigate-bureaucrats-become-wealthy-positions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fleece the American people<\/a>. That includes preventing outside forces from corrupting the nation&rsquo;s elected representatives, many of whom stay in office for decades. As a result, both individuals and interests grow entrenched. Wealth flows from ordinary citizens to the well-connected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americas-15-wealthiest-counties-voted-2024-presidential-election-tells-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in and around Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that means Americans must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-dark-money-groups-unite-to-undo-trumps-judicial-legacy\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Dark Money Groups Unite to Undo Trump\u2019s Judicial Legacy\">impose term limits<\/a> on Congress.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, I believe, the president will make the case very publicly and strenuously for a constitutional amendment that will restrict members of Congress to a limited number of terms in office. He will cite limits on his own re-election. And he will use his enemies&rsquo; own arguments to say, in effect, that if the Constitution can limit a president&rsquo;s terms ,then it should do likewise for legislators.<\/p>\n<p>At present, of course, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/250-years-ago-alexander-hamilton-told-us-handle-anti-trump-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal judiciary<\/a> poses the greatest obstacle to restoring constitutional self-government.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, however, the president must take his republic-saving quest directly to the halls of Congress.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a phone interview with NBC News&#8217; Kristen Welker, Trump did not dismiss the idea of exploring legal avenues to seek a third term in the 2028 presidential election. He mentioned that many people encourage him to consider it but emphasized that it&#8217;s still early in his administration. When asked if he shared their sentiments, Trump stated, &#8220;I like working,&#8221; and attempted to express sincerity. He added that while he&#8217;s not joking about the possibility, it&#8217;s too soon to think seriously about it. Regarding how he might circumvent the Constitution&#8217;s 22nd Amendment\u2014which limits presidents to two terms\u2014Trump hinted at various &#8220;methods,&#8221; including Vice President J.D. Vance potentially securing the presidency in 2028 and then passing it on to him as Vance&#8217;s running mate. Although Trump suggested other methods without elaborating, these ideas seem far-fetched; even liberal judges would recognize the clear meaning of the 22nd Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Practically speaking, Trump will be 82 by June 14, 2028; thus finishing a third term at age 86 raises concerns about his ability to serve effectively. This leads one to wonder why he would even bring up such an idea with Welker\u2014likely because he has plans unrelated to seeking another term but wants his opponents to believe otherwise and react vocally.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s return isn&#8217;t solely focused on economic recovery or border control; rather, he aims for a more significant goal: dismantling what he calls the deep state. Achieving this is crucial because winning in 2024 means nothing if another Democrat or establishment Republican simply resumes business as usual. To prevent this cycle from continuing, Trump must eliminate every mechanism that allows entrenched interests in Washington D.C., which often leads wealth away from ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p>He may eventually advocate publicly for constitutional amendments imposing term limits on Congress members by drawing parallels between presidential term limits and those for legislators using arguments from his critics against them.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, federal courts present significant challenges against restoring constitutional governance; however, Trump&#8217;s mission must ultimately reach Congress directly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-third-term-workaround.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[52581,34059,52582,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2418124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-3rd-term","tag-election-2024","tag-legal-workaround","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-third-term-workaround.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418124"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418132,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418124\/revisions\/2418132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}