Overview

• On August 16, Ogles posted on X urging a third presidential term for Trump, a Nobel Peace Prize and indefinite governance of Washington, D.C.
• Critics from former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh to former Sanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner condemned the proposal as a breach of the constitutional oath and called for Ogles’s censure or expulsion.
• X’s AI assistant Grok flagged the post as unconstitutional under the 22nd Amendment and noted that only the Norwegian committee can award the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Ogles previously sponsored a resolution to amend the 22nd Amendment, but experts say any change would require two-thirds majorities in Congress and ratification by 38 states.
• The episode has revived scrutiny of Ogles’s past controversies, including financial ethics inquiries and disputed claims about his academic credentials.