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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Pascal Lupien

How Trump could subvert the Constitution and stay in office for a third term

United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of remaining in office after his second term ends in 2029.

Since the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1951, no U.S. president has challenged the two-term limit it established. However, attempts to circumvent constitutional term limits are not unprecedented elsewhere.

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