And in Europe, the Spaniards, Italians, French, Russians and Swedes, are generally of what we call a swarthy Complexion; as are the Germans also, the Saxons only excepted, who with the English, make the principal Body of White People on the Face of the Earth.

Benjamin Franklin

The text of the 22nd amendment is pretty clear:

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice

If they’re going to try to argue that means 1+2 terms is ok, doesn’t seem like that would preclude 2+1.