when will donald trump leave office
Donald Trump’s current presidential term is scheduled to end on January 20, 2029, at noon Eastern, under the standard four‑year U.S. presidential term defined by the Constitution and the 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to two elected terms.
Key date: when he leaves office
- Trump’s second, non‑consecutive term began with his inauguration in January 2025.
- A normal U.S. presidential term lasts four years, and the 22nd Amendment caps a president at two elected terms.
- Advocacy and explainer sites, as well as petitions referencing his term limit, consistently point to January 20, 2029, at 12:00 PM Eastern as the end of his presidency, assuming he serves the full term and is not removed earlier by resignation, impeachment and conviction, or incapacity.
Why it’s that date
- The 22nd Amendment prevents Trump from being elected more than twice, so this 2025–2029 term is his last under current constitutional rules.
- Changing that would require a constitutional amendment with supermajority support in Congress and ratification by three‑quarters of the states, which legal and political analysts describe as highly unlikely in today’s polarized climate.
What could change it earlier?
In theory, the only ways he would leave office before January 20, 2029, are the standard constitutional mechanisms that apply to any president:
- Resignation.
- Removal via impeachment by the House and conviction by a two‑thirds vote in the Senate.
- Inability to discharge the powers and duties of the office (for example via the 25th Amendment process).
None of those are automatic or currently scheduled; they depend on political and legal developments that can’t be predicted with certainty. Public discussion in forums and petitions tends to assume he will serve out the term and leave on the constitutional end date in January 2029.
Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.