Could Donald Trump run for a third term?

His swearing-in, scheduled for January 20, is still far away, but Donald Trump is already looking further ahead. The 45^e – and soon 47^e American president – spoke this Wednesday to Republicans about the possibility of running for the White House at the end of his second term, which is prohibited by the American Constitution. “I don't think I'll run again unless you say 'he's good, we need to consider something else'.”he assured to the laughter of his audience.

In fact, Donald Trump seems to be in an impasse: the 22^e amendment to the US Constitution states that a political figure “cannot be elected to the office of president more than twice”, consecutively or not. “No person may be elected more than once to the office of president if he or she has held that office or acted as president for more than two years during a term for which another person was elected president. »also specifies the amendment