U.S. President Donald Trump is increasingly signaling that a third term may not happen, even though he has kept talking about 2028 and ways to seek it. In recent speeches, he has described life after the White House and said he may be watching his successor claim credit for his work. The Constitution’s 22nd Amendment bars a president from being elected more than twice, though Trump has previously hinted at loopholes.
U.S. President Donald Trump throws a "Trump 2028" cap during mentalist Oz Pearlman's performance at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, which was rescheduled from April after it was interrupted when a man tried to force his way through security and fired a shotgun, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, July 24. Reuters-Yonhap
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently suggested he wants to seek a third term , posting about mounting another campaign, donning 2028 caps and discussing ways to make it happen — even as he's acknowledged the Constitution prohibits it.
But lately, Trump has begun showing signs that even he doesn't really believe another run will happen.
During recent speeches, the Republican president has begun describing life after the White House when his term ends in January 2029, predicting he'll be at home and agonizing as his successor claims credit for his accomplishments.
