Can Barack Obama contest for a third term if there is a change in the 22nd Amendment? Here's what you need to know

Donald Trump, as soon as he came to power, ensured that he signed several executive orders which ranged between everything from declaring a national energy emergency to moving troops south of the US border. And now, there is a proposed Constitutional amendment doing the rounds, that could bring in a change in the term limit of US Presidents, as per reports.

According to USA Today, this resolution was introduced by Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, that will have the potential to bing changes to the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution and help Trump in running for office for another term. This proposed term limit change will be in line with the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution, which suggests that a US citizen can be the President of the United States for two terms only. But, it comes with a certain tweak, says USA Today.

Will the proposed Constitutional Amendment help Barack Obama to run for a 3rd term?

A recent social media post claimed that President Donald Trump's allies proposed legislation that would change the term limit for all living presidents. Some social media posts even suggested that this Constitutional amendment would let living Presidents like Barack Obama run for a third term.


A USA Today's Fact Check report says that this claim is false, and the proposed amendment in the works actually prevents US Presidents who served two consecutive terms. This amendment only allows those US Presidents who served non-consecutive terms to run for another term, says a USA Today report.

FAQs:

How many terms has Barack Obama served as the US President?
Barack Obama has served two consecutive terms as US President till now.

Has Donald Trump run for US elections twice?
Donald Trump has actually run for the US elections thrice till now, with one being for a losing cause.