Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., has introduced a constitutional amendment to allow President Donald Trump to seek a third term, citing his leadership as critical to reversing national challenges.
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Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., has proposed a constitutional amendment that would permit U.S. presidents, including President Donald Trump, to serve a third term in office. This initiative seeks to amend the 22nd Amendment, which currently limits presidents to two terms.
Ogles announced the proposal on Thursday, stating that President Trump’s leadership is indispensable for addressing the nation’s challenges. “President Trump’s decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to the chaos, suffering, and economic decline Americans have endured over the past four years,” Ogles wrote in his statement. “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.”
The amendment proposed by Ogles outlines that a president could serve up to three terms but not beyond two consecutive terms. It 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.”
The current 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, restricts presidents from serving more than two terms or a maximum of ten years.
Trump himself has previously joked about the idea of a third term. After his 2024 presidential election victory, Trump remarked to House Republicans during a meeting, “I suspect I won’t be running again, unless you do something. Unless you say, ‘He’s so good, we have to just figure it out.’”
At the time, Republican lawmakers dismissed the comment as humor. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told reporters, “It was clearly a joke,” and recalled predicting media coverage portraying the remark as a constitutional challenge.
In a Time interview earlier in April, Trump rejected the notion of pursuing a third term if reelected, emphasizing his focus on delivering results within a single four-year term. “I wouldn’t be in favor of a challenge,” he said. “Not for me. I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job. And I want to bring our country back. I want to put it back on the right track.”
Ogles’ proposal is expected to face significant political and legal hurdles. Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate, followed by ratification from three-fourths of the state legislatures—a steep climb in the current political climate.
While the measure is unlikely to gain widespread traction, it underscores the continued influence of Trump’s presidency on legislative initiatives and political discourse within the Republican Party.
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