トランプ氏、３期目になお未練か 絶対禁止か「確信ない」

【マイアミＡＦＰ＝時事】ドナルド・トランプ米大統領は大統領３選の可能性について、憲法で禁止されているにもかかわらず、実際にその通りか「１００％確信はない」と述べた。（写真はドナルド・トランプ米大統領）
　トランプ氏は、フロリダ州マイアミで開かれた共和党議員らとの会合に出席。「もう１回出馬できるほどの資金を集めたが、私には使えないと思う。だが本当にそうなのか１００％確信はない。よく分かってないからだ」と語った。その上で、マイク・ジョンソン下院議長に向かって、「どうなんだろう。私はもう一度出馬できるのだろうか」と問い掛けた。
　米国史上、再選に失敗した後に大統領に返り咲いたのはトランプ氏で２人目。
　米国大統領は、１９５１年に批准された憲法修正第２２条により、任期は２期までに制限されている。
　先週、下院の共和党議員の１人が、トランプ氏の３期目を認める憲法改正案を提出したが、成立する公算は極めて小さい。
　一方、トランプ氏本人は、３期目を務める可能性について、冗談めかしてはいるものの、まんざらではないとの反応をたびたび示している。
　今月２５日にもネバダ州での集会で「（大統領を務めるのは）私の人生にとって最高の栄誉だ。それも１期だけではなく２期、または３期か４期」とジョークを飛ばし、聴衆の歓声を浴びた。「フェイクニュース向けの見出しだ」とも付け加えた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2025/01/29-17:51）

US President Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was not 100 percent sure he was barred from doing so under the Constitution, which forbids it.
Trump has repeatedly alluded to the possibility that he might go beyond the current two-term limit for US presidents -- but while he often strikes a light-hearted tone the remarks remain provocative.
I've raised a lot of money for the next race that I assume I can't use for myself, but I'm not 100 percent sure, because I don't know... I think I'm not allowed to run again, Trump told an audience of Congressional Republicans in Miami.
To laughter, Trump turned to Republican House Leader Mike Johnson and added: I'm not sure, am I allowed to run again? Mike? I better not get you involved in that argument.
Trump was inaugurated for his second spell in the White House a week ago, becoming just the second president in US history to serve two non-consecutive terms.
US presidents are limited to two terms in office by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified in 1951 -- partly as a response to Franklin D. Roosevelt's unprecedented four terms as president from 1933-1945.
A Republican in the US House introduced a super-long-shot resolution last week to change the constitution to allow Trump to get another term.
Trump has alluded to extending his stay on a number of occasions and joked about it as recently Saturday, during a rally in Nevada.
It will be the greatest honor my life to serve not once, but twice -- or three times or four times, he said with a laugh, before adding to cheers from the audience: Headlines for the fake news.
In November, in another speech to House Republicans shortly after his election win, Trump said: I suspect I won't be running again unless you say, 'He's good, we got to figure something else.'
Trump told an audience of conservative Christians in July: Christians, get out and vote. Just this time... Four more years, it'll be fixed, it'll be fine, you won?t have to vote anymore.