I’ve Raised a Lot of Money for Next Race”: Trump Hints At Running For Third Term
- President Donald Trump of the United States has been pushing for an unconstitutional third term in office
- Trump said he has raised a lot of money for the next presidential election and he can't use the fund for myself
- Legit.ng recalls that Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America (USA) on Monday, January 20, 2025
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Washington DC, United States - President Donald Trump of the United States of America (USA) has continued to fuel his third term rumour just days after assuming office for the second time.
Legit.ng recalls that Trump was sworn in for the second time on Monday, January 20, 2025, to become the second president in US history to serve two non-consecutive terms.
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Trump said he’s “not 100 percent sure” he was barred from running for a third term in office under the Constitution, which forbids it.
As reported by NBC News, the American president stated this while addressing the House Republicans at the annual issues retreat at Trump National Doral, his golf club and resort outside Miami.
“I’ve raised a lot of money for the next race that I assume I can’t use for myself, but I’m not 100% sure,”
“Am I allowed to run again?” Trump asked Speaker Mike Johnson. “Mike, I better not get you involved in that.”
This is coming days after President Trump's ally in the House introduced a measure that would set in motion the process to adopt a constitutional amendment allowing Trump to seek a third term.
The bill, however, has not advanced at all in the chamber.
United States presidents are limited to two terms in office by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
This was ratified in 1951 — partly as a response to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s unprecedented four terms as president from 1933-1945.
A conservative Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., said in a statement last week that Trump should be given the necessary time to achieve his goals as US president.
Trump "has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal,"
Legit.ng also reported that Trump announced the sack of more than a dozen Justice Department lawyers.
The sacked lawyers brought two criminal cases against Trump before the November 5, 2024, presidential election.
Acting Attorney General James McHenry, a Trump appointee, explained the reason why the lawyers were sacked
Trump stops HIV funding for Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Trump sent a shock wave by stopping HIV funding for Nigeria and other developing countries.
President Trump signed the executive order restriction all US government agencies to halt the disbursement of funds.
The US State Department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, explained the reason behind President Trump's decision.
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