Proposal to amend presidential term limits to allow Trump to serve until 2032
A proposal has been made to amend the 22nd Amendment, potentially allowing Donald Trump to serve a third consecutive presidential term until 2032, according to congressman Andy Ogles.
A new proposal could see Donald Trump serving as President of the United States until 2032.
On Monday, 20 January, the 78-year-old became America's 47th president after his first term ended back in 2021. He is only the second president to be elected in a non-consecutive term, alongside the 22nd and 24th president, Grover Cleveland.
Following Trump's inauguration, Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles filed a Joint Resolution, seeking a change to the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
Currently, presidents are restricted to serving only two terms, but the change - if successful - would mean a president could be elected for a third consecutive term.
"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 elected to the office of the President more than once," it reads.
Ogles has argued that Trump would need another term to carry out his goals.
"President Trump's decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to the chaos, suffering, and economic decline Americans have endured over the past four years," he wrote in a statement.
"He has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation's decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.
"To that end, I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution to revise the limitations imposed by the 22nd Amendment on presidential terms. This amendment would allow President Trump to serve three terms, ensuring that we can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs."
Since officially becoming president on Monday, Trump has already made some big changes in the US, signing off a number of executive orders and memorandums within 24 hours.
These include pardoning a staggering 1,500 people convicted, or facing conviction, for their roles in the US Capitol riots back in January 2021.
Trump has also ruled that there are now only two genders in the US - male and female, saying the move was to 'defend women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth'.
The new president has also temporarily reversed the TikTok ban, after it went offline just a couple of days before he was sworn in.
The White House website states: "To fulfil those responsibilities, I intend to consult with my advisors, including the heads of relevant departments and agencies on the national security concerns posed by TikTok, and to pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans.
"My Administration must also review sensitive intelligence related to those concerns and evaluate the sufficiency of mitigation measures TikTok has taken to date."
