Overview
- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea, President Trump said the Constitution is clear that he is not allowed to run again.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said he has discussed the issue with Trump and sees no path to change the Constitution in time for another run.
- Johnson noted that a constitutional amendment would require supermajorities in Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states, a process he said could take a decade.
- Sen. Tommy Tuberville called a third-term attempt very unlikely while suggesting Trump might explore legal avenues to try to go around the restriction.
- Trump has previously teased the idea through rally remarks and “Trump 2028” merchandise and dismissed a vice-presidential workaround as “too cute.”