Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has openly supported President Donald Trump for a possible third term in 2028, despite constitutional limitations that would prevent it.
In a recent discussion with “NewsNation’s” Chris Cuomo, Bannon conveyed confidence that Trump will pursue and secure the presidency again in 2028, even though the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution clearly restricts presidents to no more than two terms.
“I’m a firm believer that President Trump will run and win again in 2028, so I’ve already endorsed President Trump,” Bannon told Cuomo. “A man like this comes along once every century, if we’re lucky. We’ve got him now.”
When questioned about how this could be feasible given constitutional term limits, Bannon indicated that he and others are working on strategies to address these challenges.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Bannon mentioned ongoing efforts and expressed optimism about presenting several options. He noted that the interpretation of term limits is yet to be defined.
Bannon further stated that while specific details could not yet be revealed, additional information would be provided in the upcoming months.
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four presidential terms, clearly states that no individual can be elected to the presidency more than twice, and anyone who has served as president or acted in that capacity for more than two years of a term initially won by another person cannot be elected more than once.
Legal analysts generally agree that overcoming this constitutional obstacle would be extremely challenging, necessitating either a new constitutional amendment or an unprecedented legal interpretation.
Trump has repeatedly hinted at serving beyond the two-term limit. Most recently, during a White House St. Patrick’s Day event with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, he alluded to extending his time in office.
Some political commentators suggest these remarks may be more about maintaining political relevance than indicating genuine plans for a third term. However, recent polling shows that many Americans believe Trump may attempt to remain in office beyond constitutional limits. A YouGov poll released last month indicated that 52 percent of Americans think Trump will try to stay in the White House, with 21 percent saying “definitely” and 31 percent saying “probably.”
Efforts to create a path for Trump to serve a third term have already started in Congress. In January, Representative Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, proposed a constitutional amendment allowing presidents to serve up to three terms.
The proposed amendment states: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”
At the time, Ogles argued that Trump “has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.”
Democrats have strongly opposed such efforts. Representative Dan Goldman, a Democrat from New York, introduced a resolution in February reaffirming the House’s support for the 22nd Amendment and explicitly stating that it “prohibits President Trump from running for President for another term.”
Political analysts have outlined several theoretical paths Trump might pursue to circumvent the two-term limit. These include attempting to repeal the 22nd Amendment, exploiting potential loopholes by running for vice president and then ascending to the presidency, challenging the Constitution’s restrictions in court, or simply defying constitutional norms.
In his interview with Cuomo, Bannon compared the current situation to Trump’s return to office in 2024 after his 2020 defeat.
Bannon suggested that the idea of Trump running in 2028 has been a concept in development for years. He noted that they have pursued even more ambitious goals in the past and are currently working on various related plans.
Bannon also referenced the extensive policy infrastructure developed during Trump’s absence from office between 2021 and 2025, citing organizations like Project 2025 and the America First Policy Institute as preparing the groundwork for Trump’s current policy initiatives.
Bannon described the effort to organize and secure victory, as well as the subsequent work on developing various policies. Project 2025 and the America First Policy Institute, along with contributions from multiple think tanks, formulated the policies currently being implemented. Bannon referred to this approach as “flood the zone,” “Days of Thunder,” or similar terms.
Some Trump supporters have already started displaying “Trump 2028” stickers, notably at last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference, indicating grassroots enthusiasm for the concept despite the significant constitutional barriers.
Constitutional scholars maintain that amending the Constitution requires either a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress followed by ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures or a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures—both extremely high bars that make any change to presidential term limits highly improbable in the current political climate.
