Trump appeared to concede Wednesday that he’s not allowed to run for reelection in 2028 — after teasing the idea of running for a third term on and off for months.

The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1951, explicitly bars anyone from being elected to more than two terms as president.

Mr. Trump has periodically toyed with the idea of seeking another term. In some cases, he’s seemed to bring up the idea in a tongue-in-cheek manner, offering up “Trump 2028” hats to friends and foes alike. But he told NBC News earlier this year he’s “not joking” and he believes “there are methods” by which he could run for president again. And Trump ally Steve Bannon said in an interview released last week that “there’s a plan” for Mr. Trump to win a third term.

  • rayyy@piefed.socialEnglish
    27·
    2 days ago

    He won’t make it through this term, maybe not even a year from now. His mental and physical health are deteriorating really fast.

      • officermike@lemmy.world
        30·
        2 days ago

        On the one hand, Vance lacks the cult appeal, so should lose a fair election in 2028. On the other hand, we might not have a fair election in 2028.

        • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          There needs to be a certain level of backing to subvert a whole election like that. Vance doesn’t have it.

          I do think it’s hard to say if Trump will make it to the next election or not. I don’t think he’ll make it a decade, but even with obvious mental decline, he might make it to 2028.

      • GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        2 days ago

        Vance doesn’t have nearly the amount of support or trust he needs. He’s sucked Trumps coat tails for far too long and every failing of this admin is being reflected onto him as much as Mango Mussolini.

        • Xaphanos@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          2 days ago

          It’s not about support. It’s about the folks pulling the strings. If the architects and funders of project 2025 think that Vance (or Cruz, or MTG) is the puppet they want, then that’s what we’ll get.

          • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            3·
            1 day ago

            No, that’s not how it works at all.

            MAGA is a cult of personality. All the folks “pulling strings” have to keep them together. They can’t. They aren’t the personality at the center of the cult. There are already significant fractures in MAGA, and without Trump being a focus point, they tear each other apart.

            Real support matters. People “pulling strings” aren’t magical.