Overview
- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, the president said it is "pretty clear" he is not allowed to run again and called it "too bad."
- The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, states that no person shall be elected to the presidency more than twice.
- Johnson detailed that amending the Constitution would require two‑thirds approval in Congress and ratification by three‑fourths of the states, a process he estimated could take about a decade.
- Steve Bannon recently claimed to The Economist that there is "a plan" for a third term, though no specifics have been made public and the theories remain untested.
- Trump dismissed a vice‑presidential end‑run as "too cute," even as 'Trump 2028' hats and talk of potential successors like JD Vance and Marco Rubio continue to keep the idea in public view.