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Steve Bannon floats the idea of Trump for 2028 at the New York Young Republican Club's annual gala event.
Former chief strategist of Donald Trump
Steve Bannon
Sunday casually dropped the idea of Trump running again in 2028 for a third presidential term and said that the two-term limit on US presidents should not be counted as Trump's terms in office were not consecutive. The suggestion started a chatter on social media after Bannon said this at the New York Young Republican Club.
“I don’t know, maybe we do it again in ’28. Are you guys up for that,” he said. “Trump ’28, come on, man!”
"Donald John Trump is going to raise his hand on the King James Bible and take the oath of office, his third victory and his second term," Bannon said. "And the viceroy Mike Davis tells me, since it doesn't actually say consecutive, that, I don't know, maybe we do it again in '28? Are you guys down for that? Trump '28?" he said.
But can Trump really run in 2028?
The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution states, "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice". Republican layer Mike Davis has recently commented that the Constitution does not specify whether this applies only to consecutive terms. Because this would be Trump's second term but not consecutive. If the exact words of the Constitution is interpreted as to no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, consecutively, then Trump has a chance but the wordings are quite clear about 'twice' and it's not 'twice consecutively'
The only exception that the Constitution allows is for a vice president who ascends to the presidency through succession, such as if the incumbent dies or resigns. Such a president could seek two additional terms if their initial presidency lasted less than two years.
The 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951 following the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was elected to four terms between 1933 and 1945. Congress pushed for a two-term limit for presidents due to concerns about abuse of power.
Trump would be 82 in 2028 and he earlier rejected the idea of repealing the 22nd Amendment.
Vice-President-elect JD Vance is so far the most popular candidate for 2028.
