Trump again says he has the 'right' to run for a third term

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's four-fifteen Eastern, this is The Bonk-o-Meter, where we check the claim and the meter decides.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorToday's claim: Trump says he has the right to run for a third term.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe said it at an Iowa rally, adding, quote, because they cheated. That refers to unproven claims of mass voter fraud in twenty twenty.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight, but the Twenty-second Amendment says nobody gets elected president a third time. He called it quite concise, with not a lot of wiggle room.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe also said he'd studied that phrase forever.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd came out of forever with the exact amount of doubt a man needs.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe said he was not one hundred percent sure, but thought the law barred him.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSenate Majority Leader John Thune said a third term would need a change in the Constitution, and that Trump was having some fun with it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFun. Is that the legal standard now?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRating: Full Bonkers. The claim came with its own doubt attached.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNot a lot of wiggle room, he said, and then he wiggled. We're back Monday, same time.