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House Speaker Johnson pours cold water on Trump third term talk: ‘That’s a high bar’
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0:50Now PlayingHouse Speaker Mike Johnson gave a blunt reality check Tuesday to President Trump’s musings about pursuing a third term in the White House, telling reporters that amending the Constitution to allow such an effort would be a “high bar” to clear.
“There’s a constitutional path. You have to amend the Constitution to do it, and that’s a high bar,” Johnson said when asked if Trump, 78, had an avenue to become the 48th president in addition to the 45th and 47th.
“The president and I have talked about this, joked about it. He’s joked about it with me on stage before,” added Johnson, 53. “You know, we take him at his word.”
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, clearly states that “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”
An amendment to the Constitution must be approved by two-thirds of each chamber of Congress as well as three-quarters (38) of the 50 state legislatures.
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