Donald Trump seems to be obsessed with the number ’22’ - no one knows why
Let's be honest, we all have our weird and wonderful quirks, but do you have a favourite number?
It's claimed that Donald Trump is obsessed with the number 22, and nobody really knows why.
He's not alone, as Taylor Swift has a well-documented love for the number 13, while Beyoncé apparently holds the number four close to her heart.
So why 22 for Trump?
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According to NBC, the President keeps repeatedly referring to the digits in recent press conferences.
He alleged the U.S. military destroyed 22 Iranian ships, and on another occasion said he proved 22 Nobel Prize-winning economists wrong about the economy.
Trump then went on to say he had met with 22 medical specialists.
Some critics have wondered whether it's a number at the forefront of his mind thanks to the 22nd Amendment in the US.
In the United States Constitution, the 22nd amendment is the clause which limits the number of times a person can be elected and serve as President.
It came into force in 1951, and serves to restrict any individual from being elected to the presidency more than twice.
Last year, Trump was selling 'Trump 2028' caps, and has previously said there may well be a loophole to the two-term limit.
Is his love of 22 due to a wish to serve a third term?
Of course it could just be down to the alliterative element and it's relatively fun to say (if you're down with that sort of thing.)
The Independent said the president also hit out at the NYT for writing a prescription drug story on page 22.
Not only that, but he was on record complaining that a trip tp Asia would be 22 hours of flying, and also said he built a swimming pool 22 years ago.
He's also said the the capital has 22 fountains when in reality there are 18.
Just this weekend, he wrote on Truth Social: “Lots of Killing going on in Chicago. 22 people shot.”
NBC News said a White House official when approached could not explain why Trump seems to like mentioning the number 22.
He's not the only President to be fixated on a number.
Unlike Taylor Swift, Franklin Roosevelt reportedly avoided traveling on the 13th day of the month, and also refused to host dinners for 13 guests.
Woodrow Wilson. however, called 13 'the luckiest of numerals' and stopped using his middle name, in order to have 13 letters in his name.
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News
Jen Thomas