Overview

• In a CNBC interview on August 5, Trump said he would “probably not” pursue another term while admitting he “would like to” run again.
• Rep. Andy Ogles’s resolution and comments from Senate Majority Leader John Thune reflect Republican efforts to amend the Constitution, but no formal action has advanced.
• The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, bars anyone from being elected president more than twice and requires two-thirds approval in Congress plus ratification by three-quarters of the states to amend.
• Constitutional scholars say procedural and political barriers make any change to presidential term limits virtually impossible.
• Trump’s recurring third-term talk has functioned as political messaging aimed at projecting strength and countering a lame-duck perception.