President has not definitively ruled out seeking to extend time in office. Key US politics stories from Monday 27 October at a glance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Donald Trump has declined to definitively say he will not seek an unconstitutional third term<\/a> as US president. \u201cI would love to do it: I have my best numbers ever,\u201d the 79-year-old told reporters on Air Force One<\/a> during a trip to Asia. Pressed on whether he was not ruling out a third term, he said, \u201cAm I not ruling it out? I mean, you\u2019ll have to tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not the first time the president has openly expressed interest in finding a way to stay in power beyond the two terms allowed in the US constitution. But his remarks on Monday provided more details into some MAGA minds\u2019 thought process about how to pull it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of his supporters have floated the idea that he could run as vice-president and then, if his ticket wins the 2028 election, have the president resign so he could reassume the presidency. Trump said Monday that such a move would be \u201ctoo cute\u201d and too unpopular to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think the people wouldn\u2019t like that,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n But Trump\u2019s unwillingness to rule out a third term altogether is ruffling some Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDespite what the Constitution says, [Steve] Bannon vows Trump will be president for a third term,\u201d US Rep. Rashida Tlaib wrote on X Monday<\/a>. \u201c<\/strong>But they all start crying when we call them fascists. No way in hell we\u2019re going to let that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n