President Trump mentioned again this week the possibility of running for a third term. Doing so would be unconstitutional, so why does the president keep floating the idea?

Donald Trump has finally accepted that he will not be able to seek an unconstitutional third term in the White House. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, the 79-year-old president conceded that the Constitution makes it “pretty clear” he is not allowed to run for office again at the end of his second and final term.

Although the U.S. Constitution forbids Trump from running for a third term, there have been hints from supporters like Steve Bannon that he will run again in 2028. Trump didn’t completely dismiss another campaign run despite the illegality of it when asked about on Monday.

Fast-forward to October, and thinking seems to have shifted. “I would love to do it,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I have my best numbers ever.” Pressed with a follow-up question, he continued, “Am I not ruling it out? I mean you’ll have to tell me.” And just like that, historians and constitutional law professors started spiraling.

Opinion: The bluster about a third term is more of a Trump-created distraction that seeks to promote strength in the face of the creeping inevitability of aging, writes .

On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart argued President Donald Trump is planning to seek an unconstitutional third term in 2028.

The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits any president from seeking a third term in office., US News, Times Now

President Trump told reporters on Monday that he “would love to” run for a third term as president — despite the Constitution’s two-term limit — hinting for at least the seventh time since last year’s election that he hopes to remain in office beyond January 2029.

Former White House strategist and long-time Trump ally Steve Bannon is making headlines again. And this time, he is suggesting that Donald Trump could serve a third term as the President of the U.S. The claim,

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House. In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her. “I am not done,” she said.