Can Trump get a third term: The Constitution says no, the US president claims he has "methods"

US President Donald Trump is once again stating that he could stay in the White House for a third term. This is contrary to the Constitution, but "there is a way," Trump says.

In a telephone interview with the American station NBC, US President Donald Trump said that he could remain president for a third term: "I'm not kidding" - that's how he answered a direct question.

The US Constitution is clear: according to the 22nd Amendment from 1951, no one can be elected president more than twice.

But for Trump, the Constitution is not an insurmountable obstacle: there are, as he says, "methods" by which it would be possible for him to serve a third term as president. "A lot of people" want him to stay in the White House for a third time, although Trump reportedly tells them that "we still have a long way to go."

When asked by reporters what that "method" would be, Trump did not rule out the possibility that his Vice President J.D. Vance would be elected president, but then give up that position in favor of Trump. "But there are other methods," the US president said, although he would not explain which ones.

Republican Congressman Andy Ogles actually launched an initiative this January to change the provisions so that someone could become president for a third time – but this initiative to change the Constitution does not have a particular chance of success. Trump himself is not entirely clear on this: he says now that he “doesn’t know” whether he wants to be president for a third time, and last November he told a group of members of Congress that he “will not run”, but “only if you tell me: That was so good that we have to find a way.”

Will there be general elections?

Trump is by no means the only leader in the world who does not believe that anyone else but him can be the head of state. And if the ballots show otherwise, as in the case of Biden being elected president, then it can only be a "fraud."

And it's not entirely clear what Trump meant when he called on the conservative Christian convention last July to vote for him, saying that if he won, "you wouldn't have to vote at all."

Several US states are already implementing electoral reforms, with mail-in voting being the main focus. In addition, the usual "electoral geography" is being worked on - electoral districts are being changed so that a conservative candidate has a better chance of winning.

In the United States, the next important elections are the so-called "midterm elections" next fall, when a third of the Senate and the entire Congress are elected. According to a Gallup poll, in early March, 43 percent of American citizens supported Trump and his policies, while 53 percent were against. The trend is declining: support was 47 percent in January and 45 percent in February.

According to other surveys, the majority of Trump supporters can be found among white and male citizens who have at least begun some form of education. Support for the current president among highly educated citizens is only comparable to support for Trump among African Americans – barely over 20 percent.