Donald Trump again publicly mused about serving further presidential terms Monday, asking Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson whether he was “allowed to”—just a few days after another House Republican introduced legislation to enable just that.
“I’ve raised a lot of money for the next race that I assume I can’t use for myself, but I’m not 100 percent sure,” Trump told House Republicans in Doral, Florida. “I think I’m not allowed to run again.”
Turning to Johnson, a former constitutional lawyer, Trump asked, “Am I allowed to run again? Mike, I better not get you involved in that argument.”
Just two days prior in Las Vegas, Trump spoke about serving “three times or four times.”
And shortly after the November election, Trump floated the idea when he said, “I suspect I won’t be running again—unless you do something."
Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles has since taken the not-so-subtle hint.
Claiming how Trump “has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness,” Ogles argued that he “must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.”
“To that end,” Ogles continued in his statement, “I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution to revise the limitations imposed by the 22nd Amendment on presidential terms.”
Under that legislation, Trump would be permitted to serve three terms in total. But the three living former presidents who served consecutive terms—Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama—would conveniently not be allowed back in office.
Trump would be 82 years old on Election Day in 2028.
