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Third Term Project: “The Third Term Project is a think-tank devoted to getting President Donald J Trump his rightful third term in office.“

News: 2025

March 30.  Brianna Tucker: Trump suggests ‘methods’ exist for bid for unconstitutional third term.

March 30.   Erica L. Green: Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution.

April 6.   Peter Baker: President’s Third Term Talk Defies Constitution and Tests Democracy: The 22nd Amendment is clear:President Trump has to give up his office after his second term. But his refusal to accept that underscores how far he is willing to consider going to consolidate power.

April 10.   Mark Leibovich: Trump Says He Is Serious About Staying in Office Past 2028. Why do Republicans keep claiming he isn’t?

April 15.   James Bickerton: Steve Bannon Hints at ‘4 or 5’ Ways Trump Could Get Third Term.

May 7.   Chuck Tanner & Devin Burghart: MAGA Schemes for a Trump Third Term. Far-right groups like the Third Term Project and Republicans for National Renewal are concocting a multitude of ways to keep Donald Trump in power.

October 24.   Chris Cameron: Bannon Claims ‘There Is a Plan’ for Trump to Run for a Third Term: The claim comes after months of President Trump toying with the idea, insisting that he is “not joking” about defying a constitutionally-mandated term limit.

October 27.   Tom Ambrose: Trump ‘would love’ unconstitutional third term but rules out running for VP.

October 27.   David Smith: A third term for Trump would be unconstitutional. Here’s why. The 22nd amendment states no person shall be elected president more than twice – but Trump allies could challenge it or seek a loophole.

October 28.   Amy B Wang: Mike Johnson says he doesn’t see ‘a path’ to a third Trump term: Trump, 79, has for months openly mused about a third term, even though it would be prohibited by the Constitution.

November 1.   Jamelle Bouie: A Third Trump Term Is Not the Charm.