2 Legal claim verifications about President of the United States President of the United States ×
“Under United States law, the salary paid for serving as President of the United States is the only income a sitting President of the United States is supposed to receive.”
The claim is not supported by U.S. law. The Constitution bars a sitting President from receiving additional emoluments from the federal government or the states beyond the fixed compensation for office, but that is not a ban on all other income. Federal statute also provides compensation beyond salary, including a presidential expense allowance under 3 U.S.C. § 102.
“There is a legal loophole in the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution that would allow a president to serve a third term.”
The 22nd Amendment plainly states no person may be "elected to the office of the President more than twice." Leading constitutional law sources — including Cornell Law Institute, the American Constitution Society, and Georgetown Law — confirm this language is unambiguous. While academic papers have explored theoretical workarounds (such as succession scenarios), no court has ever recognized any such bypass, and no credible legal authority treats these as operative loopholes. The fact that a congressman proposed a new amendment to allow a third term underscores that current law does not permit one.