Trump could stay in power until 2037 when he turns 90 - Daily Mail

Thanks to a loophole in US law, Donald Trump can stay in office for a third or even fourth term. About this writes the Daily Mail.

Tump can stay in power until January 2037, when he will be 90 years old. This step will depend solely on the interpretation of the word "election" and the loyalty of the current Vice President J.D. Vance, - points out the edition.

It is well known that the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution says that "no person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President more than two years during the term for which another person was elected President, shall be elected to the office of President more than once." However, many experts conclude that the idea that a twice-elected president is "constitutionally prohibited" from holding the office again is "clearly wrong" and prohibits only a twice-elected president from being re-elected.

A key phrase in the amendment states that "no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice," meaning that a twice-elected president would not be prevented from later taking office again because of the resignation or death of another president. Which means that Trump could run for vice-president and Vance, as an openly recognised nominee, would top the list. After being sworn in, Vance could resign, allowing his vice president, Trump, to take over," the newspaper explains.

The publication notes that the idea of a "perpetual" Trump presidency will have its opponents, but emphasises that preventing Trump from taking power with a nominee for president (e.g. Vance) would be difficult, given the conservative composition of the current court and its penchant for textualist interpretations of the Constitution.