Trump Again Floats Third Term in Iowa, Citing 2020 Election

U.S. President Donald Trump told an audience in Iowa on Thursday that he believes he has the right to run for a third term, while acknowledging that the law says otherwise, CNN reported.

Two positions in one breath

Speaking in Sioux Falls, Trump first said: “I think the law says — I’m not 100% sure — but I think the law prohibits me from running again. I’ve studied the wording.” He was referring to the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which limits a president to two elected terms.

A few minutes later he said he had the “right” to run, repeating unproven claims of mass fraud in the 2020 election. “I think I have the right to run again, because they rigged the election,” he said. “They rigged those elections.” He added: “We showed such good results.”

A recurring theme

Trump has repeatedly hinted at a possible third bid, although at various points he has categorically ruled it out. Last October he excluded attempts to stay on as president for a third term. In November, asked by reporters about a run in 2028, he said the Republican Party had a “strong bench”, unlike the Democrats. In February this year he again suggested he had the right to another term, arguing that the 2020 election was taken from him.