Draft:Donald Trump third term proposal

• Comment: More sources need to be cited to demonstrate that this topic warrants its own article. ~Liance^talk 21:36, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

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Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th President of the United States. He was first elected president in 2016, and later elected to a second term in 2024. Since his re-election, he has repeatedly stated he seeks to run for a third term in 2028, despite the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution effectively including term limits.

History

Since the 2020 presidential election, Trump has floated the idea of possibly serving for more than two terms in office. Following the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, the fears of a third term grew even more intense and many Democrats speculated if Trump were to run for President again and win, he would not depart the White House.

Before and after his election victory in 2024, the thought of him serving beyond a second term was brought up once again, with support from his allies, and concerns from Democratic politicians. Democrat Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, has said that Trump may try to rig the 2028 elections so he can illegally run for a third term. Trump has also floated the idea of suspending or canceling all elections during the midterm elections of 2026.

He has also mentioned the possibility that he could be elected Vice President or that he will propose an amendment so he can run for a third term in office. However, in order to be eligible to serve a third term Trump needs to add or revise an amendment to the constitution that allows him to do so. This would require two thirds of both chambers of Congress to pass it and then three fourths of all state legislatures.

During one notable meeting in the White House, on September 30, 2025, President Trump had two hats displayed on his resolute desk in the Oval Office, teasing a 2028 run. Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer of the Senate, and Hakeem Jeffries from the House of Representatives acknowledged the hats following an interview.

Democratic California State Senator Tom Umberg introduced a bill as a preemptive measure to prevent Trump from potentially carrying out his plan to run for President again in 2028.

Health

Main article: Age and health concerns about Donald Trump

Despite winning the election in 2024, Trump's health and his ability to serve had been the topic of his campaign throughout the year. Beginning in 2025, his health would receive even more coverage, and some analysts say Trump's cognitive decline may contribute to his changing position on whether he will truly run for a third term or not, let alone continue to serve out the remainder of his second term.

Proposals from allies of Donald Trump

In January 2025, U.S. Representative Andy Ogles proposed to amend the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution to allow American presidents who have two non-consecutive presidency terms to seek a third term as president. This would allow Donald Trump to seek a third term, but not presidents with consecutive presidency terms such as Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Ogles' rationale was that Trump "has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation's decay", so it was "imperative that we provide President Trump with every resource necessary […] we, as legislators and as states, must do everything in our power to support him."

Steve Bannon a former White House advisor during Trump's first administration, has also been openly vocal of a third term for Donald Trump, confirming that he is "going to be President in 2028, and people just ought to get accommodated with that".