Overview
- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said it is “pretty clear” he is not allowed to run again and called that “too bad.”
- The 22nd Amendment states that no person can be elected president more than twice, establishing the legal barrier to a third term.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said he discussed the issue with Trump and does not see a path to an amendment, which would require supermajorities in Congress and ratification by three-fourths of states.
- Trump ruled out a proposed vice-presidential route back to the Oval Office, dismissing the idea as “too cute.”
- Speculation persists in political messaging, with “Trump 2028” merchandise and Steve Bannon’s claim of an unspecified plan, though legal experts and Republican leadership describe the legal limits as clear.