Overview
- Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Oct. 27, Trump said he "would love" to run in 2028 but declined to give a definitive answer.
- He ruled out running as a vice-presidential candidate to later assume the presidency, calling the idea "too cute" and saying "the people wouldn't like that."
- Trump highlighted Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential 2028 standard-bearers, calling a Vance–Rubio ticket "unstoppable."
- Steve Bannon told The Economist there is a "plan" for Trump to be president in 2028, a claim he did not detail and which is not an official White House position.
- Legal experts point to the 22nd and 12th Amendments to dismiss vice-presidential or other workarounds, and analysts note a constitutional amendment to permit a third term is highly unlikely.