Overview
- In a video interview with The Economist, Steve Bannon asserted that “Trump is gonna be president in ’28” and claimed a plan exists to make it happen.
- He offered no specifics and cast Trump as an “instrument of divine will,” arguing the country “needs” one more term to “finish what we started.”
- Experts note the Constitution caps presidents at two elected terms, and they describe floated ideas such as a constitutional amendment or a vice-presidential succession gambit as implausible or legally infirm.
- Trump has repeatedly toyed with a third term, sold “Trump 2028” merchandise, and told NBC in March he was “not joking” about exploring “methods” to run again.
- Reactions ranged from alarm to dismissal, with constitutional scholar William Baude stating there is “no wiggle room” under the 22nd Amendment.