{"id":2504126,"date":"2025-10-28T23:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuberville-says-trump-could-go-around-constitution-to-serve-third-term\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T23:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:01:03","slug":"tuberville-says-trump-could-go-around-constitution-to-serve-third-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuberville-says-trump-could-go-around-constitution-to-serve-third-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuberville says Trump could &#8216;go around&#8217; Constitution to serve third term"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftuberville-says-trump-could-go-around-constitution-to-serve-third-term%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=2504126&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>Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) suggested that former President Donald Trump might find a way to circumvent the constitution to serve a third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-gop-push-back-on-impeachment-talks\/\" title=\"White ..., GOP push back on impeachment talks\">presidential term<\/a>, despite the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to two terms. While Tuberville acknowledged that this scenario is unlikely and would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >face numerous legal challenges<\/a>, he cautioned against completely dismissing the possibility given Trump&#8217;s unpredictability. Trump himself has hinted at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-sends-120-state-law-enforcement-officers-to-oakland-amid-crime-surge\/\" title=\"Newsom dispatches 120 officers to Oakland amidst crime surge\">potential 2028 presidential run<\/a>, citing strong poll numbers. However, other Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike johnson, express skepticism about any feasible path for Trump to legally serve a third term, highlighting the difficulties of amending the Constitution.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tuberville says Trump could &lsquo;go around&rsquo; Constitution to serve third term<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202505\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tommy-tuberville\/\">Tommy Tuberville<\/a> (R-AL) argued that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> could &ldquo;go around&rdquo; the Constitution in order to serve a third term.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Tuberville weighed into rumors that Trump could find a way to run for a third term, though the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\">Constitution<\/a> bars presidents from continuing after two terms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3867090\/senate-rebukes-trump-tariff-vote-jd-vance-warning\/\">Senate rebukes Trump with tariff vote despite JD Vance&#8217;s warning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3866993\/jd-vance-big-mistake-senate-gop-buck-trump-tariff-votes\/\">Vance warns Senate GOP not to buck Trump with tariff votes: &#8216;Big mistake&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3866836\/vance-troops-paid-warns-limited-pot-of-money\/\">Vance says troops to be paid despite shutdown but warns of &#8216;limited pot of money&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If you read the Constitution, it says it&rsquo;s not, but if he says he has some different circumstances that might be able to go around the Constitution, but that&rsquo;s a &mdash; we&rsquo;ve got a long way to go,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>When pressed, he said it was unlikely but possible.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I think that there&rsquo;s going to have to be an evaluation from President Trump&rsquo;s viewpoint to the Constitution. There will be a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-to-leave-white-house-join-msnbc-report\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki To Leave White ..., Join MSNBC: Report\">legal aspects<\/a> to it. Will it happen? It&rsquo;s very unlikely, but don&rsquo;t ever close the book on President Trump,&rdquo; Tuberville concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has once again stoked rumors of a third term after briefly flirting with the possibility in the early months of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would love to do it,&rdquo; Trump said when asked about the prospect of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-the-political-wilderness-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Out of the political wilderness? - Washington Examiner\">2028 presidential bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have my best numbers ever. It&rsquo;s very terrible. I have my best numbers,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t really thought about it. We have some very good people, as you know&hellip;But I have the best poll numbers that I&rsquo;ve ever had.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3866426\/mike-johnson-says-doesnt-see-path-third-trump-term\/\">MIKE JOHNSON SAYS HE &lsquo;DOESN&rsquo;T SEE THE PATH&rsquo; FOR THIRD TRUMP TERM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other leading Republicans in Congress have been more skeptical. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said there was no path for the president to readily take due to the 22nd Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t see a way to amend the&nbsp;Constitution because it takes about 10 years to do that, as you all know, to allow all the states to ratify what two-thirds of the House and three-fourths of the states would approve,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t see the path for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuberville claims Trump might bypass Constitution for 3rd term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2504127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tommy-Tuberville-scaled.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8062,50676,3634,6305],"class_list":["post-2504126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-constitution","tag-third-term-2","tag-trump","tag-tuberville"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tommy-Tuberville-scaled.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504126","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2504130,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504126\/revisions\/2504130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2504127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}