Donald Trump’s unceasing campaign to rewrite the 2020 presidential elections has raised a curious dichotomy in my mind, to wit: All concede that Trump won the 2016 election. He also won the 2024 election. If he were to be successful in his efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 elections, this would mean that he was elected three times as president. The 22nd Amendment, Section 1, to the Constitution clearly states, in part, that “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice….” If what Trump claims is true, i.e. that he was elected president in 2020, doesn't that means he was previously elected twice and was thus ineligible to run for office in 2024? Ergo, he cannot be our legally elected president now? Note: Amendment 22 doesn't say that the person had to serve, merely that he/she cannot be elected more than twice. Am I missing something, or is he?
Cheryl Loughran
Sierra Vista
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