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Donald Trump Has an Unlikely Legal Path to a Third Term: What Experts Say

President Donald Trump's supporters are floating the possibility that he could see a third term in the Oval Office, but legal analysts say that the path for that scenario is narrow.

Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.

Why It Matters

A third Trump term would be unprecedented in modern politics. The last president to serve more than two terms was Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945. His four-term run led to the passage of the 22nd Amendment, which mandates that a president can only serve two terms.

An attempt at extending his tenure in the White House could create a constitutional crisis, as critics warned on the campaign trail he could rule as an authoritarian if he returned to the White House.

What To Know

Trump has made several comments about a potential third term, and his ally Steve Bannon this week predicted he would run again in 2028, though Trump has not officially said he would do so.

The 22nd Amendment reads: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, 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