Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
“Earlier this week, Steve Bannon — the former Trump aide and podcaster — told the New York Young Republican Club falsely that the president-elect could run for a third term in 2028, citing a claim from Trump’s legal adviser Mike Davis that the Constitution’s two-term limit, ‘doesn’t actually say consecutive.’ A flood of headlines followed, suggesting Trump is preparing to trample the Constitution and cling to power. Bannon, of course, is wrong. The 22nd Amendment is plain: ‘No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.’ There is no exception for non-consecutive terms. Twice means twice. … Why would Bannon make such a ludicrous claim? … Bannon and other MAGA loyalists don’t want congressional Republicans treating Trump like a lame-duck president because lame-ducks are more readily disobeyed.” (12/19/24)