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| 21. Author: McCaig`s Tower Date: Thu 5th Nov 2026. 17:42 You can be elected president twice at most. You cannot be elected for a second time if you have already served more than half of a term having succeeded to the Presidency on the death, resignation, or impeachment of a previous president. So if JD becomes president this year. he can only be elected once in future. Were he to become president in mid-January, say, he could see out the remainder of the term and be validly elected a further twice. This all dates back to George Washington who declined running for a third term, back in the day. This became an unwritten rule, although FDR was elected a 3rd and 4th time in the exceptional circumstance of WWII. The 22nd amendment formalised the term limits - it was passed by congress in 1947 and was eventually ratified in 1951. There is a possible loophole - Trump becomes vice-President in future and then the president resigns elevating him back to the top job. Clearly this is against the intention of the amendment, but may be technically valid. It`s unlikely to happen now though. Reply |