Overview
- On his War Room podcast, Steve Bannon said a top constitutional lawyer told him one could “drive a Mack truck through the 22nd Amendment,” again asserting there is a plan for Trump to serve in 2028.
- Trump has sent mixed signals in recent days, telling reporters the Constitution is “pretty clear” he cannot run again after earlier saying he would “love” to do a third term and telling 60 Minutes he is not thinking about it.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said he discussed constitutional constraints with the president and stated he does not see any path to change the Constitution to allow another term.
- Reporting described a rift over the third‑term talk, with a source saying Trump has lost patience with Bannon as a Bannon ally called that “totally false,” while Bannon posted “Trump ’28” on social media.
- Analysts and legal scholars say floated workarounds such as vice‑presidential succession or a House selection are implausible and would trigger immediate litigation, with even some conservative commentators publicly rejecting Bannon’s claims.