GOP Rep. Zinke Says He Won't 'Bend On The Constitution' When Asked About Trump Third Term

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On CNN, Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) was asked about President Trump floating a possible third term bid.

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00:00Let me just ask you before we let you go about President Trump suggesting that he could run

00:05for a third term.

00:06I mean, he says he is not joking about this, so you can say, oh, well, this is Trump rhetoric.

00:10He says he is not joking and that there are, quote, methods for doing so.

00:15Are you aware of any methods for a president to flout the Constitution and run for a third

00:19term?

00:20You know, I just visited the Medal of Honor Museum in Dallas, and I can say almost everyone

00:26that is on that board gave an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, both

00:32foreign and domestic.

00:33I don't see an end around the Constitution, and there are some things I don't bend on.

00:39I don't bend on the Constitution, and there are a lot of members in Congress that will

00:43not bend either on the Constitution.

00:46But there is also a constitutional crisis coming up on the courts.

00:50You see that some lower courts now believe that they have the power of the executive.

00:57And the way our Constitution was constructed, there are equal powers.

01:01And so when a lower court decides they interfere or encroach on the executive, that too will

01:06come up.

01:07So I think we have, you know, the lower court decision to go up, and I'm hoping that Roberts

01:13is smart enough, and I believe he is.

01:14Just to be clear, though, and you're talking about the nationwide injunctions from these

01:17judges that both Democrats and Republicans have complained about when it's impacted them

01:21adversely.

01:22But just really quick, you wouldn't vote to amend the Constitution to allow the President

01:26to run for a third term is what I'm hearing, right?

01:28You know, on the Constitution, I like it as written, and I think most Americans do, too.

01:33All right, Congressman Ryan Zinke, thank you for your time.

01:35Appreciate you coming in.

GOP Rep. Zinke Says He Won't 'Bend On The Constitution' When Asked About Trump Third Term

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