No, presidents can’t legally secure power for a third term
Not even Donald Trump. But that would require that the 22nd Amendment be enforced.
President Trump has toyed with the idea of running for a third term on the campaign trail and now in office. Most recently, Trump told NBC News last week that this was not a joke. He went on to explain that there are ways he can evade the 22nd Amendment and the two-term limit it puts on presidents.
Immediately after the inauguration, Trump said somethin…
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