Trump backtracks on third term push: 'would be a big shattering'
US President Donald Trump has suggested
that running for a third term in office
would be 'a big shattering,' despite it violating the US Constitution.
In an interview with The Atlantic released on Monday,
Trump denied reports he tasked the Justice Department
with looking into the legality of a 2028 run.
The president added that serving a third term would
"would be a big shattering."
'Well, maybe I'm just trying to shatter,' he said.
"It's not something that I'm looking to do. And I think it would be a very hard thing to do,' he added.
Trump has repeatedly suggested he could seek a third term. Last month, the president said that he was 'not joking' about running for a third term.
'There are methods which you could do it,' Trump told NBC News.
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Trump has said his supporters have called for him to run for a third term
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A week after he was elected last year, Trump suggested in a meeting with House Republicans that he might want to stick around after his second term was over.
The 22nd Amendment, added to the Constitution in 1951 after President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times in a row, states that 'no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.'
Some Trump supporters argue the language is meant to apply only to two consecutive terms because Roosevelt's terms were consecutive. Others suggest that because the ban is just on being 'elected' more than twice, Trump could run as the next president's vice president and, if the ticket won, could simply replace that person if he or she resigns.
Speculation of a third Trump term was recently sparked by "TRUMP 2028" hats being sold on his store's website.
"The future looks bright! Rewrite the rules with the Trump 2028 high crown hat. Fully embroidered with a snap closure in the back, this will become your new go-to hat," the site proclaimed, showcasing a photo of Donald Trump's son Eric Trump, wearing the cap.
The "TRUMP 2028" merch has landed on the Trump stores' online platform last week, slapping a $50 price tag on their caps.
These 'Made in America' hats are detailed on the site alongside other gear with the same slogan, including tee shirts and a duo of can coolers decked out in patriotic red and blue.
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