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By Martha McHardy
US News Reporter
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has hinted that President Donald Trump could make another bid for the White House in 2028.
"He's going to get a third term ... so Trump is going to be president in 2028. And people just ought to get accommodated with that," he said in an interview with The Economist.
"At the appropriate time we'll lay out what the plan is. But there's a plan. We had longer odds in '16 and longer odds in '24 than we've got in '28," he added.
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Trump is not eligible for another term. Under the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, presidents are limited to two elected terms.
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Why It Matters
Bannon’s comments revive debate over Trump’s long-term political ambitions and the limits of presidential power.
While the U.S. Constitution restricts presidents to two elected terms, Trump allies have increasingly floated the idea of extending his influence beyond 2028 — whether through another run, a successor movement, or continued dominance over the Republican Party.
What To Know
Bannon said during his interview that Trump will run for a third term because "we have to finish what we started."
"The country needs him to be president of the United States. We have to finish what we started. We need him for at least one more term," he said, describing Trump as a "vehicle of divine providence, he's an instrument."
When asked whether a third term for Trump would be "undermining the spirit" of the 22nd Amendment, Bannon responded: "If the American people, with the mechanisms we have, put Trump back in office, are the American people tearing up the Constitution?"
He added that its "not true at all" that a third Trump administration would amount to a quasi-dictatorship.
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"The only way President Trump wins in 2028, and continues to stay in office, is by the will of the American people, and the will of the American people is what the Constitution embodies," he said.
It is not the first time Bannon has discussed the possibility of a third term for Trump. In an interview on NewsNation’s Batya! earlier this month, Bannon repeated his claim that there are “many different alternatives” that would allow the president to serve again.
"There are many different alternatives to make sure that President Trump is on the ballot, and if he’s on the ballot, he’ll win,” he said.
Bannon is not the only Republican to have raised the possibility of a third term for the president. Florida Republican lawmaker Randy Fine has urged Congress to repeal the 22nd Amendment in order to allow Trump to seek another term in office.
Meanwhile, Republican group “Third Term Project” earlier this year rallied support for a Republican Representative Andy Ogles’ proposal for a constitutional amendment that would allow the president to seek office again.
In a March interview with NBC News, Trump insisted he was “not joking” about the possibility of seeking a third term, claiming there were “methods” that could make it possible. However, by August, he appeared to backtrack, telling CNBC’s Squawk Box that he would “probably not” run again.
What People Are Saying
Economist Editor Zanny Minton Beddoes said on X: "I found my conversation with Steve Bannon, for the latest episode of Insider, fascinating and alarming in almost equal measure. I hardly need to say that our world views are different."
Steve Bannon said on NewsNation: “I think that there are many different alternatives that, at the appropriate time, after the midterms, we will roll out. I think there are many different alternatives to make sure that President Trump is on the ballot, and if he’s on the ballot, he’ll win.”
He added: “I fully intend to see President Trump on the ballot in 2028 and to return to office to continue the great run he's had as 47th president United States.”
Representative Randy Fine wrote on X: “The Nobel Peace Prize isn’t enough. If every living hostage is returned and lasting peace in the Middle East is secured, we should repeal the 22nd Amendment and thank the Lord for every day @realdonaldtrump can be our President. There will never be another one like him.”
What Happens Next
Trump has not yet announced any plans to run in 2028. A bid to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow Trump to run again would face a high bar, since it would require approval from a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate, along with the support of three-quarters of state legislatures.
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