The Washington Post compiled multiple instances up to 2019, including one in which he expressed admiration for China’s lack of term limits:
Trump retweeted a claim that he should have two years added to his term because of the Mueller investigation.
In a deleted tweet, Trump reiterated the sentiment that two years had been “stollen”:
He reiterated the suggestion a month later.
The remarks on additional terms resurfaced as the 2020 election neared. Trump tweeted a meme about his never ending presidency:
On August 17, 2020, Trump said that he wanted a third term because of the Obama administration’s supposed spying on his campaign. The conspiracy theory, often referenced as Obamagate or Spygate, has been debunked.
Trump reiterated the claim on August 24, the first day of the Republican National Convention. He suggested 12 more years “because we caught them doing very bad things in 2016.”
The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution states, “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”
Politico – Trump again jokes about extending his term past 2024
Politico – Trump: 2 years of my term were ‘stollen’
News18 – Donald Trump Tweets How Two Years of his Term were ‘Stollen,’ Which Is a German Bread
The Hill – Trump retweets Jerry Falwell Jr. suggesting his term should be extended by two years
Rolling Stone – Trump Says He’ll Seek a Third Term Because ‘They Spied On Me’
Wikipedia – Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
