Overview
- Steve Bannon said there is a plan and predicted Donald Trump will be president in 2028, offering no details on a mechanism.
- He said allies are examining ways to get around the 22nd Amendment, which bars anyone from being elected president more than twice.
- Bannon did not present a concrete path and framed Trump’s role in quasi-religious terms, calling him a tool of divine will.
- Coverage notes ongoing hints of 2028 ambitions, including red “Trump 2028” caps seen in Oval Office photos and referenced by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
- Analysts describe options floated in MAGA circles as speculative, ranging from a highly improbable constitutional repeal to using a proxy such as J.D. Vance, and they stress Bannon holds no official role and previously served prison time for defying a January 6 subpoena.