Former U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that he might seek a third term in office, despite constitutional restrictions limiting presidents to two terms.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump claimed that Americans want him to run again. When asked about the possibility of a third term, he responded, “People are asking me to run. 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.”
Trump also entertained the idea of a hypothetical election matchup against former President Barack Obama, who served two terms from 2009 to 2017. “That would be a good one, I’d like that,” he said.
His remarks follow comments made in an interview with NBC News on Sunday, where he insisted he was “not joking” about the possibility of seeking a third term.
Trump, 78, served as 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 prohibits any individual from being elected president more than twice. The two-term limit became an established tradition after George Washington declined to seek a third term in 1797.
Despite the constitutional restriction, Trump’s statements have fueled speculation about his political future and potential efforts to challenge the rule.
