Barrett weighs in on Trump third-term talk

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett weighed in on President Trump floating the idea of a third term, acknowledging the 22nd Amendment prevents more than two terms.

Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier said in an interview with Barrett that aired Monday, “The 22nd Amendment says you can only run for office for two terms.”

“True,” replied Barrett, who was nominated by Trump in his first term.

When Baier asked if she thought “that’s cut-and-dried,” Barrett said, “Well, that’s, you know, that’s what the amendment says, right? You know, after FDR had four terms, that’s what that amendment says.”

In an appearance on ABC’s “The View,” Barrett’s liberal colleague, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, was asked if she believes the 22nd Amendment is settled law.

Sotomayor agreed that while the Constitution was settled law, no one had ever challenged the 22nd Amendment regarding running for a third term.

“No one has tried to challenge that. Until somebody tries, you don’t know. So, it’s not settled because we don’t have a court case about that issue, but it is in the Constitution,” she said.

“And one should understand that there’s nothing that’s the greater law in the United States than the Constitution of the United States,” she added.