Campaigning in Colorado, Trump calls for Congressional term limits

The proposal came as the GOP nominee sharpened his focus on cracking down on government corruption.
2 min. read
Donald Trump campaign signs. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) trump; campaign sign; politics; copolitics; election; denver; colorado; denverite; kevinjbeaty

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

COLORADO SPRINGS — Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he'll push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress if he's elected to the White House.

The proposal, announced at rallies in Colorado Springs and Grand Junction, came as the GOP nominee sharpened his focus on cracking down on government corruption. The Republican presidential nominee said he would propose a six-year limit for members of the House and a 12-year limit for members of the Senate.

"Decades of failure in Washington and decades of special-interest dealing, must and will come to an end," he said. "We have to break the cycle of corruption."

Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, served 12 years, or six terms, in the House.

In recent days Trump has added to a list of proposed ethics reforms, including prohibiting executive branch officials and members of Congress and their staffs from lobbying the government for five years after they leave office. He has also proposed expanding the definition of lobbyist and banning senior executive branch officials from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments at any time in their lives.

Trump has increasingly lashed out at congressional leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, and criticized members of the GOP who have declined to support his bid.

Trump had previously said that he would "look into" the issue of congressional term limits, which came up occasionally during question-and-answer sessions over the course of his campaign.

In Grand Junction, Donald Trump said the media is "more crooked" than Hillary Clinton, his Democratic presidential rival.

Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, have complained that the election is going to be rigged. They say the news media is colluding with Clinton by reporting that multiple women accuse him of sexually assaulting them.

Trump also insists there will be fraud at the polls on Election Day.

He said he doesn't believe polls showing he's trailing Clinton in Colorado. Trump said everywhere he goes, he draws crowds of thousands of people.

Elections veterans caution that large crowds at rallies don't equate to winning a general election.

Pence is scheduled to campaign in Durango on Wednesday.

Recent Stories