What Gibbs Said Monday About an Obama Third Term

Q    Does the President support New York Democrat Congressman José Serrano's House joint resolution number five?  (Laughter.)

MR. GIBBS:  You're going to find I tend to get it mixed up with House joint resolution four and six.  So I'd have to, at the conclusion of our time together here today, Lester --

Q    That's the repeal of the -- wait a minute.  It's the repeal of the 22nd Amendment.  Does he support this -- because Steny Hoyer in 2006 came out in favor of it -- does he support the repeal of the 22nd Amendment or not, Robert?

MR. GIBBS:  This is to serve more -- this is for two terms?  Is that the --

Q    That's right.

MR. GIBBS:  I think the President is firmly in support of an amendment that would limit his time in the presidency to eight years if he's given that awesome responsibility by the American people.