U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that Americans want him to run for a third term, despite the constitutional ban on such a move.
“People are asking me to run,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the possibility of seeking another term.
“I don’t know. I’ve never looked into it. They do say there’s a way you can do it, but I don’t know about that—I have not looked into it,” he added.
When asked about a hypothetical election against former President Barack Obama, who served two terms, Trump responded, “That would be a good one, I’d like that.”
Trump, 78, reiterated his stance during an interview with NBC News on Sunday, stating, “I’m not joking” about the idea of a third term.
Having served from 2017 to 2021, Trump began his second term on January 20.
The tradition of limiting U.S. presidents to two terms dates back to George Washington, who stepped down after his second term in 1797. However, it was not officially enshrined in the U.S. Constitution until 1951, when the 22nd Amendment was ratified, stating that no individual can be elected president more than twice.
