Summary
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon revealed that MAGA operatives are “working on” securing Donald Trump a third presidential term in 2028, despite constitutional term limits.
In an interview with Chris Cuomo, Bannon said, “We’ll see what the definition of term limit is,” suggesting they’re exploring ways to circumvent the 22nd Amendment.
Recently released from prison after serving four months for contempt of Congress, Bannon placed second in a CPAC straw poll for 2028 GOP nominees behind JD Vance, while maintaining tensions with Trump adviser Elon Musk.
Maybe make him speaker of the house then have a stand in prez and vp step down?
I know a vp has to have presidential eligibility to be elected, which Trump wouldn’t have at the end of this term. But Im not aware of the same restriction on the speaker
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
That’s the wording. It looks pretty iron clad, if you care at all about the rule of law.
The problem is that word “elected.” It doesn’t specifically exclude someone assuming the role of president through the line of succession.