US attorney general says third Trump term would be ‘a heavy lift’

US Constitution was amended in 1947 to set a two-year limit on presidency

By AFP
April 07, 2025
US attorney general Pam Bondi. —AFP/File
 US attorney general Pam Bondi. —AFP/File

WASHINGTON: The US attorney general said Sunday that it would be “a heavy lift” for Donald Trump to find a legal way to run for a third term as president.

The US Constitution was amended in 1947 to set a two-year limit on the presidency. But constitutional amendments require approval by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, as well as ratification by three-quarters of the 50 states, which political analysts say is extremely unlikely. “That’s really the only way to do it,” Bondi said. “It’d be a heavy lift.”