Trump makes third term remark during event with Irish prime minister
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(The Hill) President Donald Trump again floated the idea of running for a third term during a St. Patrick’s Day event Wednesday, saying he looked forward to celebrating with the Irish prime minister “at least three more times.”

The remark came during the annual “Friends of Ireland” gathering, during which Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., hosted Trump, Irish leader Micheál Martin known as the taoiseach and other lawmakers for a luncheon at the Capitol.

“Taoiseach, I want to just thank you once again for being here. It’s an honor, and hopefully we’re gonna be doing this at least three more times, OK? We’re gonna be doing this three more times, at least,” Trump said. Martin will be taoiseach until 2028.

“When I say ‘at least,’ they go absolutely crazy,” Trump added, referring to the press, which elicited laughs in the room. “So thank you very much for being here.”

Trump has spoken about running for a third term on a number of occasions, including last month when he asked a crowd at the White House, “Should I run again? You tell me.” And after his election victory in November, he floated the idea during a gathering with House Republicans.

The idea has gained steam in some circles, despite it being unconstitutional. The 22nd Amendment limits individuals to two presidential terms.

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., in January proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would allow Trump to vie for another term in the White House.

“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,” the amendment reads.

In a statement at the time, Ogles said 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.”

Aside from Ogles, several Trump supporters who attended last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference were keen on the idea, wearing “Trump 2028” stickers. Additionally, a banner for “Third Term Project” was set up at the event site.

Democrats, meanwhile, are diametrically opposed to the notion of a third Trump term. Last month, Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., introduced a resolution reaffirming the House supports the 22nd Amendment.

“Resolved, That the House of Representatives (1) reaffirms that the Twenty-second Amendment applies to two terms in the aggregate as President of the United States; and (2) reaffirms that the Twenty-second Amendment prohibits President Trump from running for President for another term,” the resolution reads.

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