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President Donald Trump shut down all speculation that he’ll be seeking a third term in 2028 during a Saturday interview with “Meet The Press’s” Kristen Welker.
“I will say this, so many people want me to do it. I’ve never had requests so strong as that, but it’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do,” Trump explained during the interview, according to The Post Millennial.
“I don’t know if that’s constitutional that they’re not allowing you to do it, but there are many people selling the 2028 hat. But this is not something I’m looking to do. I’m looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, to carry it forward. I think we’re going to have four years, and I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular.”
Constitutional Amendment
Welker noted that Trump could theoretically push through a constitutional amendment that would allow him to hold a third term in office. Trump said that the only reason people are pushing him to run for a third term is “because they like the job I’m doing, and it’s a compliment.”
At no point has anyone present the President with any practical plan to run for a third term. People have just brought it up “in the capacity of being a big supporter.” Trump is absolutely “not looking at” the idea of even thinking about running for a third term.
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“I think it’s so strong. I think we have tremendous people, and I think we have a tremendous group of people,” Trump said of those who could potentially step in to run the party in 2028. “You look at [Secretary of State] Marco Rubio, you look at [Vice President] JD Vance, who is fantastic. I could name ten, fifteen, twenty people now just sitting here. I think we have a tremendous party.”
“I also see tremendous unity. But certainly, you’d say that somebody’s the VP—if that person is outstanding, I guess that person would have the advantage. But I think the other people would all stay in unbelievably high positions. But it could be that he’d be challenged by somebody. We have a lot of good people in this party,” when asked if Vance was the natural next leader for the Republican Party.
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