President Donald Trump is “probably messing” with members of the media when he entertains the notion of a third term in the White House, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said on Monday.
The top lawmaker played down the idea after Trump told NBC News journalist Kristen Welker he was “not joking” about a third term — even though he added that “it is far too early to think about it.”
According to a report published by POLITICO, Thune said to reporters: “I think that you guys keep asking the question and I think he’s probably having some fun with it and probably messing with you.”
Thune also said Trump could not serve a third term “without a change in the Constitution” — as stipulated by the 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951 after President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to four terms.
Over the years, Trump has mused about a third term. In January, Rep….
