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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand how he’s running again for 2024 since he already won twice.  Isn’t he ineligible?  Can someone help me out here?[/quote]

While he claims he has won twice, he has only served 4 years as President.  After his "second win", he was not inaugurated as President, so he still has 6 years left that he can serve before her reaches the term limit.[/quote]

How do you figure six?  A. Presidential term is four years.  [/quote]

He has only served for four years.  The 22nd amendment says that a person may serve no longer than 10 years as President.  This allows someone who ascended to the Presidency without being elected.  For example, Gerald Ford, ascended to the presidency in August 1974.  When his term of office ended in January 1977, he had served less than 2 years.  He could have been reelected President for two more full terms.

So, after serving one full 4-year term, Trump could serve up to 6 more years.  For example, if he were elected as Vice President, and more than 2 years into the office, he succeeded into the Presidency and he served less than 2 full years, he could still run for a full term as President.  He is eligible for up to 6 years more.  However, once he has served two full terms, he could not be elected to a third term because completing the third term would make him exceed the 10 year limit.[/quote]

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