“Trump will be president in 2028,” the podcaster and former White House aide told The Economist. “We will reveal what our plans are at the appropriate time.”
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WASHINGTON – MAGA podcaster and former West Wing aide Steve Bannon suggested in a recent interview that President Donald Trump plans to defy the Constitution and seek a third term in office in 2028.
“Trump will be president in 2028, and people should adjust to that,” he told The Economist on October 23.
Bannon, who served four months in prison last year and pleaded guilty to unrelated fraud charges, does not have the same powers in the White House as he did during Trump’s first term, but said he has “a variety of options” to keep his former boss in office.
“We will reveal what our plans are at the appropriate time,” Bannon said. “But we have a plan.”
Despite the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution barring presidents from serving more than two four-year terms, consecutive or otherwise, President Trump has publicly toyed with the idea numerous times since his re-election in 2024.
“Should I run again? You’ll tell me,” Trump asked the crowd at a White House reception in February.
Presidential term limits are a central tenet of American democracy and the American political system. Mr. Trump’s insistence on renting the White House was just one of many examples of his willingness to push the limits of executive power, and the prospect that he would not resign became a central rallying cry in the early days of Democrats’ national struggle to regain the presidency in 2028.
President Trump’s statements on this issue are also inconsistent. He told NBC News in May that he was not considering running for office again, acknowledging the constitutional violation.
“I’ll tell you this: So many people want me to do it. I’ve never had such a strong request,” he said. “But as far as I know, that’s not allowed.”
Congressional Republicans have so far ignored the president’s comments about seeking a third term. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) told reporters in March that President Trump could not remain in the White House “without changes to the Constitution.”
Thune said in an interview with CNN in September that those pushing for a third term for Trump typically expect a “pretty light-hearted reaction” to the idea.
“I think the Constitution speaks to this issue and I think it’s very clear,” he said.
Zachary Schermele is a Congressional reporter for USA TODAY. You can email us at zschermele@usatoday.com. Follow him at @ZachSchermele on X and @zachschermele.bsky.social on Bluesky..
