Thread by @adamkstout

22nd Amendment states “No person shall be elected to the office of the #President more than twice..”

#DonaldTrump & @GOP must either acknowledge that he did NOT win the 2020 #election, or continue to insist he did & is thus constitutionally ineligible to run again.

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https://twitter.com/AccountableGOP/status/1448720207749558279

The moment #trump and other #Republicans claimed that he actually won and was elected to a second term, they therefore acknowledged that he cannot be #elected again, as per the #Constitution. The text is clear - whether he served 2 terms or not, he CAN’T win a 3rd time.

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If someone who has been president was (legitimately) elected for a 2nd term, then declined to take the presidential oath and serve that term, by the text of the 22nd Amendment, they cannot be elected again - regardless of whether or not they served the 2nd term.

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By extension, it would be impossible for Trump to have both won in 2020 (as he and others have claimed) AND to be elected again in 2024. So he must either concede that he lost (likely costing some of his base), or acknowledge he can’t be elected again.

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Any #Constitution experts out there want to weigh in?