Trump keeps teasing a third term. The Constitution says no.
President Donald Trump once again expressed interest in serving beyond the constitutionally mandated cap of two terms.
Asked by reporters about running for a third term in 2028, Trump said “I would love to do it,” adding, “I have my best (polling) numbers ever.”
Trump’s Oct. 27 remark on an Air Force One flight to Japan followed publication of an interview with his ally Steve Bannon, who told The Economist that “he’s going to get a third term … People ought to just get accommodated with that.” Bannon, who was pardoned by Trump after facing charges that he defrauded donors of a project intended to support Trump’s border wall, has no official role in the administration but said a “plan” to accomplish a third Trump term was in the works and would be unveiled “at the appropriate time.”
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