President Donald Trump stated on Monday that Americans are urging him to run for another term, despite this being prohibited by the US constitution.
The 78-year-old Republican served from 2017 to 2021 and recently began his second term in office on January 20.
“I don’t know. I never looked into it. They do say there’s a way you can do it, but I don’t know about that, but I have not looked into it,” Trump said.
Trump was asked about the prospect of a race pitting him against former president Barack Obama, who served two terms.
“That would be a good one, I’d like that,” Trump said.
“I’m not joking” about the idea of seeking a third term, he said Sunday in an interview with NBC News.
The tradition of presidents not seeking a third term was established by George Washington in 1797, but it was not officially added to the constitution until after World War II with the ratification of the 22nd amendment in 1951, which limits presidents to serving only two terms.
