By Katherine Tinsley
3:23am PDT, Apr 1, 2025
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While chatting with NBC's Kristen Welker on the phone, Donald Trump hinted at finding a loophole to extend his presidency.
"You know, a lot of people would like me to do that," Trump told Welker on Sunday, March 30. "But, I mean, I basically tell them, we have a long way to go, you know, it's very early in the administration."
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On social media, fans of Donald Trump advocated for him to run for a third term. However, Kristen Welker wanted to know if the president was planning another campaign.
"Have you been presented with any potential plans that would allow you to serve a third term?" Welker asked.
"There are plans. There are – not plans," Trump replied. "There are, there are methods which you could do it, as you know."
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Donald Trump later clarified to Kristen Welker that he is serious about his political future.
"Well, that's one [scenario]," Trump stated. "But there are others too. There are others."
"Sir, I'm hearing – you don't sound like you're joking," Wekler said. "I've heard you joke about this a number of times."
"No, no I'm not joking," Trump responded. "I'm not joking … But, I'm not – it is far too early to think about it."
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Donald Trump went on to call himself a workaholic while talking to the NBC journalist.
"Would you want to serve a third term, sir?" Kristen Welker asked.
"Well, I like working," Trump admitted.
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Despite his tone, Donald Trump ruled out a 2028 run while campaigning for the 2024 presidency last year.
"I think that will be — that will be it," Trump told Sharyl Attkisson last September when asked about running again if he lost to Kamala Harris. "I don't see that at all."
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Recently, Donald Trump's former White House Chief Strategist, Steve Bannon, confirmed the president isn't ready to part ways with his role.
"We're working on it," Bannon said on Tuesday, March 18, while discussing a third Trump presidency. "I think we'll have a couple of alternatives, let's say that. We'll see what the definition of term limit is."
