Republican Representative Andy Ogles has introduced a bill aimed at permitting former President Donald Trump to seek a third term in office.
Ogles proposed the resolution on Thursday, arguing that Trump is uniquely positioned among modern leaders to reverse the nation’s decline and restore America’s greatness.
It is important to note, however, that the U.S. Constitution prohibits anyone from being elected to the presidency more than twice.
Ogles in his statement to revise this said: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times. He has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness. He must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.
“We must provide Trump with every resource necessary to correct the disastrous course set by the Biden administration.
“He is dedicated to restoring the republic and saving our country, and we, as legislators and as states, must do everything in our power to support him.
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“I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution to revise the limitations imposed by the 22nd Amendment on presidential terms.”
Trump had previously dismissed suggestions that he might pursue a third term.
However, following his victory in the 2024 presidential election, he jokingly hinted at the possibility during a conversation with Republican lawmakers.
“I suspect I won’t be running again unless you do something,” Trump had said.
“Unless you say, ‘he’s so good, we have to just figure it out.’”
Ogles praised Trump’s series of executive orders signed on the first day of his return to office.
These included measures addressing the southern border, restricting recognized gender identities to male and female, boosting energy production, and withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
The 22nd Amendment, proposed in 1947 and ratified in 1951, was introduced to prevent scenarios like that of President Franklin Roosevelt.
Roosevelt was elected to the presidency four times, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945, just under 90 days into his fourth term.
Following Roosevelt’s unprecedented tenure, Americans embraced George Washington’s view that any president serving more than two terms could become akin to a monarch or dictator.
Washington, the nation’s founding father and first president, voluntarily stepped down after two terms, setting a lasting precedent.
Currently, Republicans hold a narrow three-seat majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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