Trump says he has right to seek a third presidential term

U.S. President Donald Trump made controversial remarks about constitutional limits on presidential terms and his political plans while addressing voters in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Operative Information Center-OMM reports that Trump, claiming the results of the 2020 presidential election were rigged, said he believed he was legally entitled to run for a third term.

Referring to the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the president renewed his claims about the 2020 election:

“I think the law allows it — although I’m not 100% sure, I believe the legal provisions do not rule out my running again. I’ve looked into this provision... The Democrats committed fraud in the 2020 election. We actually won three times. Because the election results were distorted, I believe I have a moral and legal right to run again,” Trump said.

The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1951, prohibits anyone from being elected president of the United States more than twice, whether in consecutive or non-consecutive terms. Trump has previously made various hints about seeking a third term, but later officially denied that possibility.

Important midterm elections will be held in the United States this November. Voters will elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 senators: 33 in regular elections and two in special elections for vacant seats from Florida and Ohio.

The next U.S. presidential election is scheduled for November 7, 2028. The election will determine the country’s 48th president.