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Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole
BBC ^ | 27 Oct | BBC

Posted on 10/27/2025 1:09:21 PM PDT by RandFan

US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term for the White House, saying he would "love to do it".

But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 - an idea floated by some supporters as a way for him to circumvent the US constitution that bars the president from running for a third term.

Speaking to reporters during his trip to Asia, Trump described the idea as "too cute" and said it "wouldn't be right".

It is unclear what method he would use to run again. Last week, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said that a "plan" was in place to secure the 79-year-old president another term.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to Japan from Malaysia, Trump said that while he would "be allowed" to run again as vice-president, he had no plans to do so.

"I think people wouldn't like that," he said. "It's too cute. It wouldn't be right."

Talking about the possibility of a third term, Trump said: "I haven't really thought about it. But I have the best poll numbers that I've ever had."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 10/27/2025 1:09:21 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Good Luck with that...


2 posted on 10/27/2025 1:11:01 PM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: RandFan

The BBC? Yeah, they got the story just right./s.


3 posted on 10/27/2025 1:12:20 PM PDT by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: RandFan

Trollin, trollin, trollin,
Keep them doggies rollin, rawhide!


4 posted on 10/27/2025 1:12:23 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: RandFan

Pleeeez....He knows he’ll never run again...He’d have to change the Constitution fist...and that takes time...lotsa time.


5 posted on 10/27/2025 1:13:19 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: RandFan

He ruled it out a long time ago.


6 posted on 10/27/2025 1:14:40 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Magnum44

He enjoys riling them up.


7 posted on 10/27/2025 1:14:48 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Sacajaweau

8 posted on 10/27/2025 1:15:43 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys man.y aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Perfect! LOL


9 posted on 10/27/2025 1:16:51 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Sacajaweau

Wouldn’t apply to him if he did


10 posted on 10/27/2025 1:17:08 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: RandFan

More Bannon verbal-diarrhea that allows Trump to play with/troll stupid media types.


11 posted on 10/27/2025 1:17:59 PM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: RandFan

If Trump could prove that Biden stole the 2020 election from him, then he could make a case that since he was cheated out of his second term he should be able to run again allowing the voters to decide. I think they’re working on that angle. Trump has mentioned bringing everyone involved in rigging the last election for Biden to justice recently too. Does Trump’s DOJ have the guts to go there? We’ll see...

Never say never when it comes to Trump.


12 posted on 10/27/2025 1:18:17 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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To: RandFan
There is no VP loophole.
13 posted on 10/27/2025 1:20:26 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: RandFan

Trolling, trolling, trolling,
Keep them Dimmies rolling,...


14 posted on 10/27/2025 1:38:18 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Je suis Charlie Kirk.)
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To: Bullish

Heck, Trump was cheated out of his first term!


15 posted on 10/27/2025 1:40:39 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: RandFan

My close reading of the Constitution reveals that Trump couldn’t run for a third term after serving two consecutive terms, but that wouldn’t apply here. I think this is the argument he and his team will make when they announce the reelection campaign. There’s no such thing as a VP loophole, so I don’t know where that came from.


16 posted on 10/27/2025 1:41:37 PM PDT by Kleon
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To: RandFan

Obama’s been running a shadow presidency for 12 years and he still is!
He’s on his 4th term and actively trying to destroy everything American, including one nation under God. Demonrats have no room to talk about presidential terms when the demon usurper is head of their vile organization……they’re not even democrats anymore. They’ve turned into something evil and unnatural.


17 posted on 10/27/2025 1:47:57 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: RandFan

JD Vance looks good to me, but really it is too early for serious speculation.


18 posted on 10/27/2025 1:48:41 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.)
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To: RandFan

LOL. This article sums up the liberal media’s twisted love/hate relationship with Trump. They hate hanging on Trump’s every statement but want the clicks that come with doing a Trump article, even if it means taking trolling about a third term at face value.


19 posted on 10/27/2025 1:56:49 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Fledermaus

uh... what? Want to explain that?


20 posted on 10/27/2025 1:58:19 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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