The statement that "The Constitution placed no term limits on the president" is not entirely accurate. The original text of the United States Constitution does not explicitly address presidential term limits. However, the concept of term limits for the president was later established through constitutional amendments.
The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1951, imposes term limits on the presidency. According to the 22nd Amendment, a person can only be elected as president for a maximum of two terms. It states:
"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."
Therefore, while the original Constitution did not initially include term limits for the president, the 22nd Amendment later established these limits.