President Trump informed reporters within the Oval Workplace on Monday that he’d “love” for the Democrats to run Barack Obama in opposition to him in 2028 if he decides to run for a 3rd time period.
The President took questions from reporters as he signed an government order with rock artist Child Rock.
Fox’s Peter Doocy requested President Trump whether or not or not he thinks the Democrats will attempt to run Obama for a 3rd time period in 2028 in gentle of reports that the forty fifth and forty seventh President might attempt for a 3rd time period.
As The Gateway Pundit reported on Sunday, President Trump informed reporters that there are a number of “strategies” that might be used to make him President for a 3rd time period. “I’m not joking,” he mentioned.
Nonetheless, the President says that proper now, he’s “centered on the present” and “it’s far too early to consider it.”
One among these strategies might contain JD Vance working for workplace and stepping down for Trump to take over. “However there are others too,” the President added, refusing to share extra with the leftist outlet.
Earlier this month, Battle Room host and Trump advisor Steve Bannon informed Information Nation’s Chris Cuomo, “I’m a agency believer that President Trump will run and win once more in 2028. I’ve already endorsed President Trump,” doubling down on his feedback at CPAC in February.
“We’ve had higher longshots than Trump 2028. We’ve obtained a whole lot of stuff we’re engaged on. We’re not ready to speak about it publicly,” Bannon mentioned.
This additionally comes as GOP lawmakers are weighing the choice of amending the twenty second Modification.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Third Time period Challenge, spearheaded by Consultant Andy Ogles (R-TN) who launched a decision in January 2025, is pushing for a constitutional modification to allow a president to be elected as much as 3 times, offered their prior phrases have been non-consecutive, a situation tailor-made to Trump as the one residing ex-president with non-consecutive phrases.
They argue {that a} third Trump time period would “reverse the nation’s decay and restore America to greatness.”
President Trump mentioned a 2028 race between him and Obama “could be one,” and that “persons are asking me to run.”
“They do say there’s a means you are able to do it, however I don’t learn about that. However I’ve not appeared into it. I wish to do a incredible job. We’ve got 4 years, nearly,” he mentioned earlier than touting his success in lower than 100 days with tariffs and trillions of {dollars} in international investments.
Concerning investments in American enterprise and manufacturing, the President mentioned, “I feel we’ll be at $5 trillion very quickly.”
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Doocy: I do know it’s hypothetical proper now, however if you’re allowed, for some purpose, to run for a 3rd time period, is there a thought the Democrats might attempt to run Barack Obama in opposition to you for his third time period?
Trump: I’d love that. I’d love that. That may be one. I’d like that. Persons are asking me to run, and there’s an entire story about working for a 3rd time period. I don’t know. I by no means appeared into it. They do say there’s a means you are able to do it, however I don’t learn about that. However I’ve not appeared into it. I wish to do a incredible job. We’ve got 4 years, nearly. Virtually near 4 years.
Time is flying, but it surely’s nonetheless near 4 years, and we’re getting a whole lot of credit score for having accomplished a fantastic job within the first virtually 100 days. And we’ve some huge issues we’re going to be saying over the following two days that you understand very nicely, Peter, and I feel it’s going to be one thing that’s going to carry a whole lot of wealth again to our nation, great wealth again to our nation, really.
