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The Atlantic » “A lot of people want me to do it,” he told NBC, adding, “I’m not joking.” When he was asked if the method he envisioned was to have J. D. Vance run at the top of the ticket, and then pass the baton to Trump, he said, “That’s one.” Later, on Air Force One, reporters asked him if he intended to stay on beyond the end of his current term. “I’m not looking at that,” he replied, “but I’ll tell you, I have had more people ask me to have a third term, which in a way is a fourth term because the other election, the 2020 election, was totally rigged, so it’s actually sort of a fourth term.” When a reporter mentioned the Constitution’s prohibition, Trump brushed it off. “I don’t even want to talk about it,” he said. “I’m just telling you I have had more people saying, please run again. We have a long way to go before we even think about that, but I’ve had a lot of people.” In Trump’s mind, the timing is an impediment to declaring for a third term—it’s too early—but the Constitution is not.

The Independent » When Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon said “I’m a firm believer that President Trump will run and win again in 2028,” last week, it should have been a surprise, but wasn’t. “We’re working on it. … We’ll see what the definition of term limit is,” the dishevelled Bannon told NewsNation. It wasn’t the first time he had mentioned it either. The president’s adviser, who went to prison for refusing to testify before a congressional committee about the 6 January insurrection, suggested it in December. Then, he argued that Trump could circumvent the 22nd amendment, which codifies the two-term limit, because the word “consecutive” is not in the text of the document.

Le Monde » The 78-year-old billionaire has a history of suggesting he might serve more than two terms, but Sunday’s remarks to NBC were the most concrete in terms of referring to plans to achieve the goal.

NBC » “Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”

“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call with NBC News, referring to his allies. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”

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