Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About a Possible Third Term
President Trump stated he is considering a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment, and threatened tariffs on nations buying Russian or Iranian oil if they hinder peace deals. He also dismissed concerns about automakers raising prices due to tariffs and defended administration officials involved in a leaked group chat.
Where Things Stand
Third term: President Trump said in an interview on Sunday that he was “not joking” about possibly seeking a third term, which would run afoul of the 22nd Amendment. The remarks, to the NBC News host Kristen Welker, were the most serious treatment he has given an idea he has mused about previously. The amendment says, “No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice” but Mr. Trump said there were “methods” to doing so. Read more ›
Russia tariffs: President Trump, in the interview, offered his strongest comments to date on Russia and its president, Vladimir V. Putin, threatening to impose “secondary tariffs” on nations that buy its oil if the Kremlin thwarts a peace deal in Ukraine. He directed a similar threat at Iran. Read more ›
Tariffs and Signal leak: In an earlier interview with NBC News, Mr. Trump said he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raised prices on foreign cars because of the tariffs he has promised to impose. He also said he would not fire any of the senior administration officials who were on the group chat about military strikes that also included a journalist. Read more ›
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