In a jokey speech, Trump praised China’s Xi for ditching term limits, saying, ‘Maybe we’ll give that a shot some day’

Two hundred years ago, George Washington voluntarily gave up the presidency. No law required him to do so. Rather, Washington explained that a democratically elected leader should not lead for life. His decision established a precedent, formalized only in 1951, that U.S. presidents serve just two terms. Experts around the world say term limits are an essential hallmark […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/03/04/in-a-jokey-speech-trump-praised-chinas-xi-for-ditching-term-limits-saying-maybe-well-give-that-a-shot-some-day/