On the prospect of a third presidential term, Trump says "There are methods which you could do it." The Constitution says otherwise.

There are methods which you could do it,” Trump said during an interview when talking about a possible third term.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third term but did not explain how he would get around the U.S. Constitution's prohibition against anyone serving more than two terms as president.

The president’s comments deflect attention from other controversies. And they freeze the field of potential successors who might steal the spotlight from a lame duck.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third term but did not explain how he would get around the U.S. Constitution's prohibition against anyone serving more than two terms as president.

Meanwhile in America, a convicted felon is talking again about circumventing the Constitution to run for a third term as president. In an interview on Sunday with NBC News, Trump returned to a familiar but alarming fixation — his desire to stay in office regardless of constitutional constraints.

Listening to President Donald Trump is often an exercise in gauging whether he’s serious or not. Is he serious about tariffs that could drive the US economy into recession? Well

President Trump’s talk of a third term.

President Trump indicated he was looking for ways to serve a third term, which is not allowed under the 22nd Amendment, in an interview with NBC News.