Were the change to be approved, Mr Trump would be 82 if he won a third term – the same age as Joe Biden.
Given that the measure would require the support of two thirds of both the Senate and House of Representatives, it has effectively no chance of becoming law.
In reality, it is a gesture of loyalty to Mr Trump by Mr Ogles, whose last legislative initiative was the liberty in laundry act, banning the department of energy imposing conservation standards on laundries, which was passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
“President Trump’s decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to the chaos, suffering and economic decline Americans have endured over the past four years,“ Congressman Ogles said.
“He has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.
“It is imperative that we provide President Trump with every resource necessary to correct the disastrous course set by the Biden administration.”
Franklin D Roosevelt, who won the 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944 elections – dying three months into his fourth term in office – is the only president to serve more than twice. The 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951.
Constitutional experts pointed out that while Mr Trump could not run for the White House again, there were loopholes which could enable him to serve a third term, given the Byzantine laws of succession to the presidency in the US constitution.
