Former President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that many Americans want him to seek another term in office, even though the U.S. Constitution prohibits it.
“People are asking me to run,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when questioned about the prospect of a third term.
“I don’t know. I never looked into it. They do say there’s a way you can do it, but I don’t know about that, but I have not looked into it,” he added.
When asked about a hypothetical rematch against former President Barack Obama, who served two terms, Trump responded, “That would be a good one, I’d like that.”
During an interview with NBC News on Sunday, Trump reinforced his stance, stating, “I’m not joking” about the idea of running for a third term.
Trump, now 78, served as the 45th U.S. president from 2017 to 2021 and began his second term on January 20. However, the U.S. Constitution’s 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, explicitly bars anyone from being elected president more than twice.
The precedent of a two-term limit was first set by George Washington in 1797, when he chose not to seek a third term. It remained an informal tradition until it was formally established as law following World War II.
