Donald Trump Expresses Interest In Third Term As US President, Says He’s Not Joking

Donald Trump has once again hinted at the possibility of seeking a third term as United States president, despite the constitutional two-term limit.

During a phone interview with NBC News on Sunday morning, Donald Trump emphasized that his comments were not made in jest.

When pressed for clarification, he responded, “I’m not joking,” and suggested that “there are methods which you could do it.”

At 78, Trump has previously floated the idea of serving beyond two terms, but his latest remarks were among the clearest indications of how he might attempt to do so.

Since launching his second term, Trump has aggressively used executive power, with support from billionaire Elon Musk in restructuring parts of the government.

The president also claimed that many of his supporters want him to remain in office beyond the standard eight years.

“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump told NBC. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”

Changing the U.S. Constitution to permit a third term would be a major challenge. It would require a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate—numbers the Republican Party currently lacks.

Another option would be calling a constitutional convention, requiring approval from two-thirds of U.S. states, followed by ratification from three-quarters of them.

However, such a convention has never been successfully convened in American history.

While Trump acknowledged it was “far too early” to make a decision, he revealed that he had been presented with potential strategies to seek reelection.

When NBC asked whether a scenario where Vice President JD Vance runs for president and later steps down to hand power back to Trump was being considered, Trump confirmed, “That’s one way.”

He also hinted at other possibilities but declined to elaborate.

Earlier this year, shortly after Trump took office for his second term, Republican Congressman Andy Ogles of Tennessee proposed a resolution to amend the Constitution and allow presidents to serve up to three terms.

However, given the political landscape, any attempt to overturn the existing term limits would face significant obstacles.

KanyiDaily recalls that President Donald Trump recently announced that he is ending the legal status of over half a million immigrants, giving them a limited window to leave the country.