Overview
- Aboard Air Force One en route to Japan on Oct. 27, the president said he would not run as vice president to circumvent the 22nd Amendment, calling the idea “too clever” and “not right.”
- He said he would “love” a third term and declined to rule out running in 2028, while praising a potential JD Vance–Marco Rubio ticket as “unstoppable.”
- Trump disclosed he recently underwent an MRI with “perfect” results, a scan not listed in Walter Reed’s public summary of his second 2025 exam.
- A memo from White House physician Capt. Sean Barbarella says Trump’s health is “excellent,” including a cardiac age roughly 14 years younger, yet reporters continue to seek details on the extra checkup and MRI.
- Former adviser Steve Bannon told The Economist there is “a plan” for Trump to be president in 2028, a claim reported by media that has not been independently verified.