On Sunday, the U.S. Attorney General remarked that it would be a significant challenge for Donald Trump to find a legitimate way to campaign for a third presidential term.
“I wish we could keep him as our president for 20 years,” Pam Bondi shared with Fox News on Sunday, adding, “but I believe he will probably be done after this term.”
The U.S. Constitution was revised in 1947 to establish a two-term limit for the presidency, following Franklin Roosevelt’s death early in his fourth term.
However, amendments to the Constitution require a two-thirds majority from both chambers of Congress, along with ratification from three-quarters of the 50 states, a process that political analysts find highly improbable.
“That’s really the only way it could happen,” Bondi stated. “It would be a heavy lift.”
Trump’s initial comments about running for a third term seemed fanciful to many, but on March 31, the 78-year-old president told NBC News he was “not joking” about the possibility, mentioning that there were “methods” that could make it happen.
Bondi’s remarks about the hurdles of legally pursuing a third term resonate with the views of most constitutional experts. Yet, as a staunch Trump supporter in a prominent law enforcement role, her opinion carries added weight.
Earlier in the interview with Fox’s Shannon Bream, Bondi expressed concerns about the extensive legal challenges facing the still-nascent Trump administration as it aggressively implements its policies.
“We’ve seen more than 170 lawsuits against us; that should be the real constitutional crisis,” she said. “We will keep fighting” those cases as they progress through the legal system.
Bondi also stood by the administration’s move to pursue the death penalty in the case of Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering health insurance executive Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024, in New York.
“The president’s directive was very clear: we are to pursue the death penalty whenever possible,” she noted. “If there’s ever a case for the death penalty, it’s this one.”
Elated by a recent legal triumph, she highlighted that the Supreme Court sided with the administration over the Education Department’s decision to suspend funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) grants.
“We just secured a fantastic win,” Bondi exclaimed, promising, “and we will continue to fight every day.”
