May 18, 2024 🟡 Significant

Trump muses about serving a third term at NRA convention, invoking FDR's four terms

Addressing the NRA Leadership Forum in Dallas, Trump raised the prospect of serving beyond the two terms the 22nd Amendment permits, saying, "You know, FDR 16 years — almost 16 years — he was four terms. I don't know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?" Some in the crowd responded by shouting "Three." Reporting noted the remark contrasted with an April Time interview in which Trump said he intended to serve four years and would not challenge the 22nd Amendment. Critics framed the musing as part of a recurring pattern of floating extended or extra-constitutional tenure.

"You know, FDR 16 years — almost 16 years — he was four terms. I don't know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?" Quote verified against source