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Trump's Third Term Proposal Sparks Controversy, Legal Experts Dismiss

4/5/2025

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President Trump has stirred controversy by proposing ways to circumvent the 22nd Amendment and secure a third term, a notion swiftly dismissed by legal experts as implausible. Republican lawmakers largely brushed off his remarks as humor, recognizing the monumental challenge of amending the Constitution to extend presidential tenures.

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President Trump has stirred controversy by proposing ways to circumvent the 22nd Amendment and secure a third term, a notion swiftly dismissed by legal experts as implausible. Republican lawmakers largely brushed off his remarks as humor, recognizing the monumental challenge of amending the Constitution to extend presidential tenures.