As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to push for a constitutional amendment that would extend term limits to all members of Congress. | Daniel Acker/Getty Images Trump pushes for congressional term limits

President Donald Trump voiced his support on Monday for instituting congressional term limits, renewing calls for a proposal that he made a staple of his campaign pledge to “drain the swamp” in Washington.

“I recently had a terrific meeting with a bipartisan group of freshman lawmakers who feel very strongly in favor of Congressional term limits,” the president tweeted. “I gave them my full support and endorsement for their efforts. #DrainTheSwamp”.


It was not immediately clear whether the measure indeed had the backing of several freshmen lawmakers, as the president stated, because conflicting reports emerging about the substance of the meeting.

As a presidential candidate, Trump vowed to push for a constitutional amendment that would extend term limits to all members of Congress. During a rally in October 2016, Trump called for placing a six-year limit for members of the House and 12-year limit for senators.

His missive on Monday appeared to be the first on the matter since he entered the West Wing.

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PolitiFact, the fact-checking organization that has tracked the progress of the president's campaign promises, rated his vow to push for congressional term limits as “stalled” as of earlier Monday, prior to Trump’s remarks.

Since he was elected, the president has repeatedly joked about his own restrictions for serving in office. Last month, after Chinese officials abolished presidential term limits, Trump quipped that “maybe we’ll give that a shot someday.”