Overview
- Speaking to reporters while flying from Japan to South Korea, Trump said the Constitution does not allow him to run again and called that reality “a shame.”
- Two days earlier, he said he would love a third term and declined to flatly rule it out, yet he dismissed running as vice president in 2028 as “too cute” and unacceptable.
- He praised Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a potential 2028 ticket, calling the pairing “unstoppable.”
- Former adviser Steve Bannon recently told The Economist there is “a plan” for Trump to be president in 2028, a claim reported by outlets without corroborating details.
- Trump revealed he underwent an MRI earlier this month and described the results as “perfect,” though the White House summary omitted the scan and no reason was provided for a second checkup this year.