"President Trump mentioned again this week the possibility of running for a third term. Doing so would be unconstitutional, so why does the president keep floating the idea? MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump keeps flirting with the idea of serving a third term in office. Here he is last night on Air Force One. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Based on what I read, I guess I'm not allowed to run. So we'll see what happens."
"This week's outbreak of Trump 2028 mania began when Trump ally and MAGA mastermind Steve Bannon sat down for an interview with The Economist. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) STEVE BANNON: Well, he's going to get a third term. So Trump '28. Trump is going to be president in '28, and people just ought to get accommodated with that. KEITH: Asked about the 22nd Amendment, he said there are many different alternatives, but he didn't detail them."
"(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT) BANNON: We're working on some things that are well withinside the Constitution, and it'll be very - I think people will agree that'll be... STEVE INSKEEP: Give me an example. BANNON: ...Very smart workarounds. INSKEEP: Give me an example of one thing. BANNON: I don't want to whet your appetite. Let's get through... INSKEEP: (Laughter). BANNON: ...Let's get through the hundred days."
President Trump has again raised the possibility of running for a third presidential term despite the 22nd Amendment's limit of two elected terms. Steve Bannon predicted a third term and called for accommodating a Trump 2028 outcome while suggesting unspecified alternatives and workarounds purported to fit within the Constitution. Bannon previously repeated similar claims and declined to provide concrete examples when pressed. Exchanges showed Bannon avoiding specifics while saying the ideas were "very smart workarounds." President Trump expressed uncertainty about eligibility, saying he believed he might not be allowed to run and adding, "So we'll see what happens."
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