by Tom Pappert, Tennessee Star, March 31, 2025 - President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed he is seriously considering running for a third term in the White House, prompting U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) to share a video released last Friday in which he describes the process of amending the Constitution to allow the president to seek a third term.
Trump on Sunday told Kristen Welker at NBC News regarding a third run for the White House, “A lot of people want me to do it,” before adding, “we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”
Still, the 45th and 47th president reportedly told Welker he was “not joking” about the chances he will seek a third term in office, telling her, “There are methods which you could do it,” before reiterating, “it is far too early to think about it.” (link)
Rod's Comment:
I am not overly concerned about Trump running for a third term. For one, he is old and may die before he completes this term or office or may have declining health by the end of this term and may hang it up. Also, his popularity may have plummeted by then and he would know he could not be reelected.
Secondly, the Constitution would have to be amended in order for Trump to legally serve a third term, and it is hard to amend the Constitution. The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures. None of the 27 amendments to the Constitution have been proposed by constitutional convention. If a proposed amendment passing congress or is proposed by a constitutional convention, it then must be ratified by three-fourths of the States (38 of 50 States). I see no way that can happen. It will never get 2/3rds vote majority vote in either the House or the Senate. Even if it did, it is unlikely to be ratified by 38 of the states.
What concerns me more than the prospect of the Constitution being amended to allow Trump to serve a third term is that Trump will engineer a crisis, declare martial law, and delay elections. Or, that Trump will run as J. D. Vance's vice president and then J. D. will resign, and Trump will assume the office of president. Both of these scenarios would be unconstitutional, but I don't think that would deter Trump if he really wanted to stay in office past the end of this term.
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