Johnson, pressed on Trump 2028, points to Constitution: ‘No path’ to third term presidency

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson R-La on Tuesday poured cold water on speculation that President Donald Trump could attempt a third term in citing the Constitution s nd Amendment and saying he sees no path to changing it There is the nd Amendment Johnson communicated reporters at the Capitol adding that while Trump enjoys teasing Democrats with Trump hats and slogans the Constitution is clear I don t see a way to amend the Constitution because it takes about ten years Johnson mentioned You d need two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states to ratify it I don t see the path for that Johnson explained he had spoken with Trump about an hour before the news conference calling the president s talk trolling aimed at opponents It s one of the the greater part popular hats ever produced and it drives the Democrats crazy he commented JOHNSON SENDS CRITICAL SIGNAL TO SCHUMER AS DEMS DIG IN ON EXECUTIVE SHUTDOWN CHAOSThe speaker s comments follow Trump s own remarks earlier this week appearing to rule out a constitutional workaround Sought Monday aboard Air Force One en highway to Tokyo whether he might attempt a return as vice president in Trump laughed I wouldn t do that I think it s too cute Trump disclosed Yeah I would rule that out because it s too cute TRUMP ANSWERS QUESTION ON WHETHER HE'LL TRY TO RUN AGAINHis dismissal echoed Johnson s view that the nd Amendment remains an immovable barrier Ratified in after Franklin D Roosevelt s four terms in office the nd Amendment limits presidents to two elected terms Amending it would require two-thirds approval in both chambers of Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states The ratification process Johnson noted typically takes a decade or longer Following his news conference Johnson was pressed in the Capitol hallways by Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram about the ongoing establishment shutdown now approaching one month JOHNSON RAISES STAKES ON SCHUMER AS CABINET SHUTDOWN BARRELS INTO WEEK The president tried his best to negotiate with the Democrat leaders They effectively gave him the middle finger in the Oval Office Johnson stated This is a congressional concern He argued that there was nothing more for Trump to do noting that Republicans had already offered a clean continuing resolution Talking with Democrats and trying to negotiate is a waste of time Johnson noted The speaker accused Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N Y and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries D-N Y of clinging to a long laundry list of crazy partisan spending priorities and commented reopening the executive would require a meager commonsense centrist moderate Democrats who care about the American people more than their political games Johnson declared he remains focused on the next three years of the Trump administration rather than hypothetical questions about It remains to be seen whether any Trump allies formally propose a constitutional amendment though Johnson insisted he sees no chance of success Fox News Digital has reached out to Johnson s office for additional comment