Trump appeared to concede Wednesday that he’s not allowed to run for reelection in 2028 — after teasing the idea of running for a third term on and off for months.
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1951, explicitly bars anyone from being elected to more than two terms as president.
Mr. Trump has periodically toyed with the idea of seeking another term. In some cases, he’s seemed to bring up the idea in a tongue-in-cheek manner, offering up “Trump 2028” hats to friends and foes alike. But he told NBC News earlier this year he’s “not joking” and he believes “there are methods” by which he could run for president again. And Trump ally Steve Bannon said in an interview released last week that “there’s a plan” for Mr. Trump to win a third term.
This is kind of the reason why I don’t want Trump to be assassinated, too. If we don’t learn from our mistakes, we are doomed to repeat them.
An assassination will just make him a martyr and harder to turn the tide back.