President Trump Third Term, Smithsonian Executive Order, Myanmar Earthquake

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

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President Trump declines to rule out the possibility of serving a third term in office as the Constitution stipulates a two-term limit. The executive order "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" seeks to influence the Smithsonian Institution and the monuments and memorials overseen by the Department of the Interior. And, the death toll in Myanmar is rising as the window to find survivors following Friday's earthquake closes.

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0:00.0	Will President Trump try to serve a third term? He won't rule it out.
0:07.1	I'll tell you, I have had more people ask me to have a third term.
0:11.5	The Constitution says he cannot, so how would he get around that?
0:14.7	I mean, Martinez, that's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.0	A new executive order aims to reshape how American history is told through research,
0:25.9	monuments, and museums.
0:27.6	You can't turn an ugly history into a glorious one unless you're not telling the truth.
0:33.1	What changes does this Trump administration want to make?
0:35.5	And rescue workers in Myanmar are searching through rubble following Friday's earthquake. As the window to find survivors close to the Trump administration want to make. And rescue workers in Myanmar are searching
0:37.7	through Roble following Friday's earthquake. As the window to find survivors closes,
0:42.0	the death toll is rising. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
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