President Donald Trump claimed "there are methods" to a potential third term, despite it being prohibited by the U.S. Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, during an exclusive interview with NBC News on Sunday (March 30).
“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said, referring to his allies. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”
“I’m focused on the current,” he added.
Trump also responded with, "I like working," when asked if he wanted to serve a third term.
“I’m not joking,” Trump said, when asked to clarify his comments. “But I’m not — it is far too early to think about it.”
“There are methods which you could do it," he added when asked how he would seek a third term despite the 22nd Amendment prohibiting such action.
NBC News asked if he was referring to a potential scenario in which Vice President JD Vance ran for office and then passed the role onto him, to which Trump replied, "that's one."
“But there are others too,” Trump added before responding "no" when asked to share another method.
Last month, YouGov conducted a survey asking 2,900 U.S. adults, "Do you think that Donald Trump will attempt to serve a third term as president?" with a combined majority of 52% believing so between 31% answering "probably" and 21% responding "definitely." A combined 34% believed Trump wouldn't serve an additional term, with 16% answering "probably not" and 18% responding "definitely not," while another 15% was undecided.
An amendment to the Constitution to abolish the two-term limit would require either a two-thirds vote of Congress or two-thirds of the states agreeing to call a constitutional convention to propose the change, which would then require ratification from three-quarters of the states.