Trump won’t let the 22nd Amendment stop him and his ambitions for a third term |
Last week, on his way to Asia, President Trump said he “would love” to run for a third presidential term. He added, “Am I not ruling it out? You'll have to tell me. All I can tell you is that we have a great, a great group of people, which [the Democrats] don't."
That followed a comment made a week earlier by Trump ally Steve Bannon, that there "is a plan" to keep Trump in the Oval Office beyond 2028.
Some may be tempted to write off such talk as just some attempt to “own the libs” or stoke enthusiasm among the MAGA base. I think that would be a mistake.
By raising this possibility, the president and his allies are planting the idea in a way that gives the American people a chance to get used to it, so that if — and when — it happens, it will not seem so shocking. In addition, it is a way of putting the Supreme Court on notice that a case may come its way that will require creative interpretation of the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment that limits any president to two terms.
Members of today’s court have already shown themselves willing to be creative in their interpretation of other constitutional provisions to serve Trump. The most glaring........