Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist, has endorsed President Donald Trump for an improbable third presidential term in 2028, despite existing constitutional constraints.
In an interview with “NewsNation’s” Chris Cuomo, Bannon conveyed certainty that Trump would pursue and secure the presidency again in 2028. This assertion clashes with the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which clearly restricts presidents to a maximum of 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 asked about the feasibility of bypassing constitutional term limits, Bannon implied that strategies are being developed to address these challenges.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Bannon indicated that work was ongoing and expressed optimism about presenting multiple options. He mentioned that the interpretation of term limits remains unresolved.
Bannon further claimed that while specific details are not yet available, more information is expected in the coming months.
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s unprecedented four terms, states that no person can be elected to the presidency more than twice, and anyone who has served as president or acted as president for over two years of a term won by another cannot be elected more than once.
Legal experts agree that overcoming this constitutional barrier would be extremely challenging, necessitating a new constitutional amendment or an unprecedented legal interpretation.
Trump has repeatedly alluded to the possibility of serving beyond the two-term limit. Most recently, at a White House St. Patrick’s Day event with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the president hinted at extending his tenure.
“Taoiseach, I want to just thank you once again for being here. It’s an honor, and hopefully we’re gonna be doing this at least three more times, OK,” Trump said at the event.
Some political analysts suggest these comments may be more about maintaining political relevance than indicating genuine plans for a third term. Yet, recent polls show that many Americans believe Trump may attempt to remain in office beyond constitutional limits. A YouGov poll released last month found 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 allow Trump to serve a third term have already started in Congress. In January, Representative Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, proposed an amendment to the Constitution allowing presidents to serve up to three terms.
The proposed amendment reads: “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 vehemently 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 and the subsequent work on developing various policies. Project 2025, the America First Policy Institute, and 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.
