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Trump again invokes claim he has the ‘right’ to run for third term as president
US constitution unequivocally states that he can’t campaign again, which the president also seems to acknowledge
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Donald Trump joked with rally-goers on Thursday evening that he had “the right to run again” for president, invoking a claim he has repeatedly made that he may seek a third term despite it being unconstitutional.
“I don’t know who is going to be your next president and I think the law said, I’m not 100% sure, but I think the law says I’m not allowed to run again,” Trump said in Sioux City, Iowa.
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Ariana Baio · Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 9:18 AM
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US constitution unequivocally states that he can’t campaign again, which the president also seems to acknowledge
Donald Trump joked with rally-goers on Thursday evening that he had “the right to run again” for president, invoking a claim he has repeatedly made that he may seek a third term despite it being unconstitutional.
“I don’t know who is going to be your next president and I think the law said, I’m not 100% sure, but I think the law says I’m not allowed to run again,” Trump said in Sioux City, Iowa.
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