{"id":301,"date":"2025-10-28T05:31:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=301"},"modified":"2025-10-28T05:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:31:36","slug":"trump-rules-out-vp-run-in-2028-but-says-he-would-love-a-third-term-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=301","title":{"rendered":"Trump rules out VP run in 2028, but says he \u2018would love\u2019 a third term | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US president muses about a third term in office despite the constitution barring him from doing so.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 28 Oct 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">28 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">United States President Donald Trump has ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but said he \u201cwould love\u201d to serve a third term in office.<\/p>\n<p>The comments on Monday came despite the US Constitution barring anyone from being elected to the country\u2019s presidency for a third time.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Trump, who first served as president from 2017 to 2021, began his second term in January.<\/p>\n<p>The 79-year-old has repeatedly flirted with the idea of serving beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms, joking about it at rallies and teasing supporters with \u201cTrump 2028\u201d hats.<\/p>\n<p>Some allies have taken those signals seriously, suggesting that they are exploring legal or political pathways to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>Some have said that one way around the prohibition would be for Trump to run as vice president, while another candidate stood for election as president and resigned, letting Trump again assume the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether he would run for vice president in November 2028, Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Monday that he \u201cwould be allowed to do that\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But, he added, he would not go down that route.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t do that. I think it\u2019s too cute. Yeah, I would rule that out because it\u2019s too cute. I think the people wouldn\u2019t like that. It\u2019s too cute. It\u2019s not \u2013 it wouldn\u2019t be right.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4064797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4064797\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4064797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/epa_690013c782e2-1761612743.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"epa12471544 An attendee at a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office wears a 'Trump 2028' hat to the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 October 2025. EPA\/ALLISON ROBBERT \/ POOL\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4064797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An attendee at a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office wears a \u2018Trump 2028\u2019 hat, in Washington, DC, on October 21 [Allison Robbert\/EPA\/Pool]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scholars, however, say Trump is barred from running for vice president, too, because he is not eligible to be president. The 12th Amendment to the US Constitution reads, \u201cNo person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the possibility of a third term as president on Monday, Trump said: \u201cI would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When pressed by a reporter whether he was not ruling out a third term, he said, \u201cAm I not ruling it out? I mean, you\u2019ll have to tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about whether he would be willing to fight in court over the legality of another presidential bid, Trump responded, \u201cI haven\u2019t really thought about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US president also said that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were \u201cgreat people\u201d who could seek the presidency in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think if they ever formed a group, it\u2019d be unstoppable,\u201d he said. \u201cI really do. I believe that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the comments on board the Air Force One as he flew from Malaysia to Japan.<\/p>\n<p>He attended\u00a0the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend and, following a stopover in Tokyo, will fly to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.<\/p>\n<p>He will be meeting with several world leaders in South Korea, including Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US president muses about a third term in office despite the constitution barring him from doing so. 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