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Trump Says He'd 'Love' Third Term; Acknowledges Vance and Rubio

Trump Says He'd 'Love' Third Term; Acknowledges Vance and Rubio

Trump Says He'd 'Love' Third Term; Acknowledges Vance and Rubio
Above: U.S. President Donald Trump at a meeting with business leaders, in Tokyo, Japan on Oct. 28, 2025. Image copyright: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Spin

Trump's third-term talk represents a dangerous threat to constitutional democracy that mirrors the exact warnings made when creating the 22nd Amendment. His repeated claims about finding methods to circumvent term limits, combined with a subservient Congress and systematic disregard for constitutional checks, follow the precise playbook of authoritarian overreach that the amendment was designed to prevent.

Trump's third-term speculation is classic political theater designed to energize his base and maintain party control rather than any serious constitutional threat. The strategic timing around midterms and his own acknowledgment of successors like Vance and Rubio, reveal this as calculated rhetoric that keeps Republicans unified while Democrats overreact to obvious trolling.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 3% chance that the U.S. Constitution will be amended to enable a third presidential term by November 2028, according to the Metaculus prediction community.



The Controversies




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