Former White House strategist: Trump will run for president again in 2028
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon says he is working to help the 47th President overcome the two-term limit.
US President Donald Trump will seek to overcome the constitutional two-term limit and run for re-election in 2028, according to former White House strategist Steve Bannon.
The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution states that “No person shall be elected President more than twice.” However, Bannon – who was one of Trump’s earliest supporters and led his 2016 campaign – believes Trump can still win a third term.
“I firmly believe that President Trump will run in 2028. I endorsed him,” Bannon told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on March 19.
“Someone like that comes along once in a hundred years, if we’re lucky. We have him now, and he’s very enthusiastic. I’m a big supporter, and I’d love to see him back in 2028,” he added.
Asked how Mr Trump might overcome the constitutional ban on a third term, Bannon replied: “We’re working on it.”
“I think we’ll have some alternatives, let’s say. We’ll see what the definition of term limits is,” the former Breitbart News chairman said.
“We have visions that are more far-reaching than Trump 2028. We are working on a lot of things. Right now, we are not ready to announce,” he added.
Asked if he was referring to a violent revolution or uprising, Bannon denied it: “No. We are big believers in democracy.” He also said Trump supporters intended to mobilize voters, including those who were less engaged and less informed.
Trump has repeatedly joked about the possibility of serving more than two terms. In January, he told a crowd of supporters in Nevada: “It would be the greatest honor of my life to serve, not just once, but two, three, four times.”
Earlier this year, Republican Rep. Andy Ogles proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow presidents to serve three nonconsecutive terms. “It is critical that we provide President Trump with every resource necessary to correct the disastrous course the Biden administration has set in motion,” Ogles said in January.
Mr Trump was first elected president in 2016, defeating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He ran for re-election in 2020 but lost to former Vice President Joe Biden. Mr Trump won a second term last year, defeating Biden's chosen successor, Kamala Harris.
The two-term limit was added to the Constitution after President Franklin D. Roosevelt set an unprecedented precedent of serving four consecutive terms. Before that, US presidents usually served only one or two terms.