Donald Trump is currently in his third year of his second term as president.
Posted by The Kuhner Report, Checked
- Sources
- 4 contradict2 context
- Said
- 1 time·
- Confidence
- 60%
The Kuhner ReportOct 26, 2026
The sources show Trump's second term began January 20, 2025, which makes October 26, 2026 the second year of that term, not the third; the post itself said he was "almost going into his third year," so the extracted claim that he is "currently in his third year" departs from the passage.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… This all could have been taken care of when he got reelected, came back in, and he could have had sweeping immigration reform, had massive ICE raids, and done the whole 10 yards, and all of this could have been taken care of from the start. But instead, now we're almost going into his third year, illegals are still a problem, and, you know, the result of it is what would happen over the weekend. I just don't understand, like, how. …
The Kuhner Report · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Sources state that Trump began his second term on January 20, 2025, which places late October 2026 in the second year of that term, not the third (the third year begins January 2027).[1][2][3][4]
Supports. A December 2025 USA Today explainer says 2026 will mark Trump's first year back in office, consistent with 2026 being the second year of the second term.[2]
Context. The post says "now we're almost going into his third year," which describes approaching the third year, not being in it; the extracted claim's "currently in his third year" is not what the passage said.
Context. A later source describes Trump as having "2 years left" in the current term, which is consistent with the second year of the term, though it is dated after the claim was posted.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 5 not rated
- 1Trump falls short on facts while touting 100 days in officeapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2How long has Trump been in office? 2026 will mark his first ...usatoday.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3Timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Second presidency of Donald Trump Facts for Kidskids.kiddle.co · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Mr. Trump wants to run for another US presidential termnews.laodong.vn · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Trump Eyes Third Term Despite Constitutional Two-Term Limitugdiplomat.com · not rated · cited for: context
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