A president who has chafed at the limits on his power sees political benefit in talking about remaining in office.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would rule out running for the vice presidency in the 2028 U.S. election, an approach some of his supporters have floated to allow the Republican president to serve an additional term in office.

President Trump acknowledged that the Constitution prohibits him from seeking a third term, following weeks of speculation among some of his allies. “If you read it, it’s pretty clear. I’m not allowed to run.

But he rules out running for vice-president, an idea floated by supporters to circumvent the constitution that bars him from running again.

Constitutional law prohibits the president from seeking a third term. Donald Trump keeps talking about it anyway.

President Donald Trump ruled out the idea of running as a vice presidential candidate in the 2028 election, as some of his supporters urge him to find ways to circumvent the Constitution’s prohibition on a president being elected to three terms.

Trump rules out running for vice-president, an idea floated by supporters to circumvent the US constitution which bars him from running again.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office.