"Last week, Steve Bannon, the far-right provocateur and one-time Donald Trump adviser, said in an interview with the Economist that the president would seek an unconstitutional third term. Trump is going to be president in 28, and people ought to just get accommodated with that, Bannon said. (He seemed to be referring to Trump winning the presidential election in 2028 Trump's current term will last through 20 January 2029.) At the appropriate time, we'll lay out what the plan is."
"Like clockwork, Trump commented on the idea soon after, telling reporters following him on Air Force One as he flew from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo: I would love to do it. Initially, he said: I haven't really thought about it. But I have the best poll numbers I've ever had. (This is not true; Trump's approval has sunk considerably, with a new poll released this week showing him at a net -19 point approval rating, the lowest of his second term.)"
Steve Bannon claimed that Trump would seek an unconstitutional third term and suggested Trump would be president in 2028. Trump responded that he "would love to do it," while asserting strong poll numbers despite recent polls showing a net -19 approval rating. Trump described a scheme placing him as a vice-presidential nominee with a placeholder president who would resign, thereby granting him the presidency, but he indicated people might not like that plan. Constitutional barriers include the 12th Amendment's restriction on ineligible individuals becoming vice president and the 22nd Amendment's term limits, and House leader Mike Johnson said the constitution bars such an outcome.
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