He can't really believe this drivel, he must be saying it just to stir up controversy and generate some publicity for himself. He can't be THAT stupid, can he???
As far as the 2-term President goes, it was George Washington, not the Republicans, who came up with the idea. It wasn't until a power-hungry ego-maniac Democrat decided that the wisdom of George Washington didn't apply to him that an actual law had to be created.