Overview
- Speaking on Air Force One en route to South Korea, Trump said it is "pretty clear" he is "not allowed to run" again and called that "too bad."
- The 22nd Amendment bars any individual from being elected president more than twice, despite Trump’s past teasing and distribution of "Trump 2028" merchandise.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said he discussed the matter with Trump and sees no path to amend the Constitution, which would require supermajorities in Congress and ratification by three-fourths of states.
- Trump rejected a suggested vice-presidential route to regain the presidency as "too cute," even as ally Steve Bannon continues to hint at an unspecified plan for a third term.
- Trump highlighted potential Republican successors by praising Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as leading prospects for 2028.