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“We have almost four years to go and that’s a long time, but despite that, so many people are saying ‘You’ve got to run again,’” he told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday.
From CNN
Most economic analyses say average U.S. families would have to absorb the cost of his tariffs in the form of higher prices and lower incomes.
From U.S. News & World Report
“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump told NBC News' Kristen Welker in an interview on Sunday in response to running for a third term, “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go,...
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No president is supposed to serve more than two full terms. That rule became part of the US Constitution in 1951, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died.
The Constitution describes the duties and obligations of the three federal branches of government. If you hear it mentioned today, it's likely part of the phrase "constitutional crisis."
This is a BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS, MAYBE THE BIGGEST WIN OF THE NIGHT,” President Trump said of the success of the ballot measure.
First introduced in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements for ratification. But its constitutionality is still an open question.
Wisconsin is one of nine states where people must present photo ID to vote, and its requirement is the nation’s strictest, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Thirty-six states have laws requiring or requesting that voters show some sort of identification, according to the NCSL.
"Trump may not want to rule out a third term but the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution does," one expert told ABC News.
While Wisconsin's voter ID law has been in effect since 2016, putting it in the constitution makes it harder for a court to strike down in the future.