Political analyst calls claims about Trump's possible election to a third term an infomercial

Talks and statements about allowing US President Donald Trump to run for a third term are nothing more than infoshow. This was stated by American political scientist Malek Dudakov on February 21.

The day before, Trump jokingly asked the audience at a White House press conference whether he should run for a third term in the future, which is prohibited by the US Constitution. Also back on January 23, Congressman Andy Ogles made a proposal to amend the 22nd Amendment in the country's constitution and allow the U.S. president to run for a third term.

Dudakov doubted that the Republican Party would begin the process of changing the law. According to the relevant amendment at the moment, the US president can be elected to the office no more than two times.

"A very complicated and labor-intensive process of adopting new amendments. It requires two-thirds of the votes in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Then you need 37 states in America to ratify this amendment. Of course, all Democrats will be against it and will block any attempts by Trump to cancel the restrictions in the constitution at the far reaches," he said.

In four years, an American politician will be thinking about his retirement, Dudakov suggested.

"This is all information noise to annoy the Democrats. It is already obvious to everyone that Trump is now gradually looking for a future successor, that is, a person who could continue his policy after 2028. One of the most obvious candidates is current [US] Vice President J.D. Vance," the political analyst said.

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On February 16, the British newspaper The Independent presented a list of possible candidates from the Republican Party in the presidential race in 2028. It included the current US president himself. According to media reports, the Supreme Court heads the conservative majority, which could contribute to changing the constitution to elect Trump for the third time. Also on the list were Dee Vance, Florida Governor Ron Desantis and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Paul Feldman, a PhD candidate in political science and professor at the Academy of Labor and Social Relations, said on January 24 that Trump is more likely than not to run for a third term. According to him, neither Democrats nor his associates will appreciate the idea.