Overview
- Trump told reporters it is "pretty clear" he is not allowed to run again, referencing the 22nd Amendment’s two-term cap after earlier saying he would "love" a third run.
- Steve Bannon said Trump will be president in 2028 and teased a "plan," while a new Third Term Project is promoting a blueprint that claims ambiguity in the term-limit language.
- Speaker Mike Johnson said he and Trump have discussed constitutional limits and called an amendment effort unrealistic, even as he noted the popularity of "Trump 2028" merchandise.
- Constitutional scholars reject a vice-presidential workaround, citing the 12th Amendment’s bar on ineligible presidents serving as vice president and prevailing interpretations of the 22nd Amendment.
- Republicans such as Sen. Tommy Tuberville defer to Trump on 2028 talk, as Democrats including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal dismiss the notion as legally foreclosed.