House Speaker Mike Johnson Downplays Trump’s Third-Term Ambitions, Citing Constitutional Hurdles

In Washington, D.C., House Speaker Mike Johnson is tempering speculation about President Donald Trump’s potential pursuit of a third term, a move that would require amending the U.S. Constitution’s 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to two elected terms. During a press conference on April 1, 2025, Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana and a constitutional law expert, acknowledges the public’s enthusiasm for Trump’s leadership, particularly in his first 100 days of his second term, but emphasizes the significant legal barriers to such an endeavor, calling it a “high bar.” Trump, who has repeatedly floated the. . .