Critically for Trump’s purposes, the amendment is not restricted to consecutive terms. Virtually every constitutional scholar agrees that the two-term limit applies to any two terms by a single person, even if those terms are not back-to-back.

President Donald Trump could attempt to seek a third term in office, experts say, despite the constitutional rule intended to prevent anyone from becoming president more than twice. Trump, who already attempted to cling to power after losing the 2020 election,

Trump is notorious for bending norms. This one would be a difficult hurdle to climb, but if he wants to remain in power, there are ways for him to do so — legal and otherwise. And Trump, of course, already has a track record of trying to remain in office beyond his lawful tenure.