In an interview with NBC News, Donald Trump suggested that he could remain in office beyond the two-term limit established by the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The interviewer asked the Republican whether there was any scenario in which he would remain president after January 2029.
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“I don’t know. That would be interesting,” Donald Trump replied, before adding that it would be “terrible” to give the reporter the answer he wanted.
He then said he would only do so to “make America great again,” the slogan of his 2016 election campaign.
Online users reacted to the president’s remarks by recalling the 22nd Amendment, which prevents a person from being elected president more than twice.
One of them stated that Donald Trump went on NBC solely to claim that the “Constitution was optional.”
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Trump on NBC doesn’t slam the door on shredding the Constitution and serving an illegal third term pic.twitter.com/iWcESH9DPW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2026
