GOP rep proposes 'third term' constitutional amendment for Trump: report

Less than one week into Donald Trump's second administration, one Republican congressman wants to make another term possible for the 47th president — although US presidents can only serve for two according to the Constitution's 22nd amendment, CNN's Sahil Kapur reports.

Kapur writes via X: "Republican Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has drafted a constitutional amendment aimed at allowing Donald Trump to be president for a third term."

According to WZTV Nashville, Ogles' resolution reads: ‘"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.’"

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In a statement issued Thursday, the GOP leader says: "President Trump’s decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to the chaos, suffering, and economic decline Americans have endured over the past four years. He has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal."

Ogles adds, "To that end, I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution to revise the limitations imposed by the 22nd Amendment on presidential terms. This amendment would allow President Trump to serve three terms, ensuring that we can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs."

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