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Trump Pushes 22nd Amendment Repeal, Unqualified DNI, Costly Demolitions

6/21/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump fixates on number 22, makes false claims and pushes to repeal the 22nd Amendment for a third term.
Bill Pulte, a 38-year-old with no intelligence background, became acting Director of National Intelligence and queried staff on personal jet use and top-secret clearance.
Trump-ordered demolition of the White House East Wing and a costly Lincoln Memorial pool restoration have blocked historic sites and raised taxpayer expense concerns.

History

Historical Context

In 1937 President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill, proposing up to six new Supreme Court justices to aid New Deal legislation. Bipartisan opposition, the death of Senate Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson, and a committee vote blocked the plan, and the defeat helped Democrats lose 81 House seats in the 1938 midterms. Modern proposals to reshape constitutional limits echo this backlash.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump fixates on number 22, makes false claims and pushes to repeal the 22nd Amendment for a third term.
Bill Pulte, a 38-year-old with no intelligence background, became acting Director of National Intelligence and queried staff on personal jet use and top-secret clearance.
Trump-ordered demolition of the White House East Wing and a costly Lincoln Memorial pool restoration have blocked historic sites and raised taxpayer expense concerns.

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