(NEXSTAR) – Former President Trump is predicted to: retake the white house This will be his second non-consecutive term starting in January.
The historic election marked the first time in more than 100 years that a former president was re-elected after holding the nation's highest office. The last president elected to serve two nonconsecutive terms was Grover Cleveland, who occupied the White House from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.
Cleveland did not seek re-election even though he was eligible for a third term. Trump, meanwhile, is barred from running for a third full term thanks to the 22nd Amendment, approved more than 50 years after Cleveland left office.
“No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice; and no person shall hold the office of President or serve as President for more than two years during which any other person was elected President. , shall not be elected to the office of president more than once. Read the proposed amendment Partially.
Nowhere in the text of the amendment is there a concession to nonconsecutive terms.
There was a resolution to limit the term of office of the President of the United States. Introduced for consideration in 1947, Following President Franklin D. Roosevelt's election to a fourth consecutive term. Although Franklin died just months into his fourth term, he was the only president to win more than one term, while other presidents sought to secure a third term.
The 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951, nearly six years after FDR's death, but it did not apply to then-incumbent President Harry Truman. Truman succeeded Roosevelt after his death and secured another full term in the 1948 election.
Mr. Truman ultimately decided not to run again after about eight years in office. In doing so, he upheld the informal tradition that began with George Washington and was strengthened by Thomas Jefferson.
“I have served my country for a long time, so I think efficiently and honestly.” he announced “I will not accept renomination. I do not believe it is my obligation to spend four more years in the White House.”
It is noteworthy that President Truman later expressed support for repealing the 22nd Amendment, according to the Congressional Research Service. There was also Dozens of attempts to repeal the amendment In the years since its introduction, no significant progress has been made.
But Congress has acknowledged that it is still possible that a two-term president could become president again, largely because of Congress's language. 22nd and 12th A modification that can be interpreted as indicating a possibility.
“… [N]Both amendments would qualify a two-term former president to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives or as one of the other officers who may serve as president through the operation of succession law.” overview From the Parliament's online database.
