Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has voiced support for President Donald Trump to seek a third term in 2028, despite constitutional limitations that prohibit such a candidacy.

During an interview with Chris Cuomo on “NewsNation,” Bannon expressed his belief that Trump would pursue and secure the presidency again in 2028. This assertion comes despite the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which limits presidents to 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 the feasibility given the constitutional term limits, Bannon mentioned that strategies were being devised to overcome these challenges.

On March 18, 2025, Bannon hinted that efforts were underway and suggested that potential solutions were being explored. He stated that the definition of term limits was still open to interpretation.

Bannon added that while details could not be made public yet, more information would be revealed in the upcoming months.

The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms as president, clearly states that no person can be elected to the presidency more than twice, and anyone who has served more than two years of another’s term cannot be elected more than once.

Legal scholars largely agree that bypassing this constitutional provision would be extraordinarily challenging, necessitating either a new constitutional amendment or an unprecedented legal interpretation.

Trump has hinted at serving beyond the two-term limit. At a recent White House event with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin on St. Patrick’s Day, he alluded to extending his presidency.

“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 analysts interpret these remarks as efforts to maintain relevance rather than concrete plans for a third term. However, a recent YouGov poll indicated that 52 percent of Americans believe Trump might try to remain in office beyond constitutional limits, with 21 percent saying “definitely” and 31 percent saying “probably.”

Efforts to enable Trump to serve a third term have started in Congress. In January, Representative Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, introduced a proposed 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.”

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 possible paths Trump might pursue to bypass the two-term limit, such as attempting to repeal the 22nd Amendment, exploiting potential loopholes by running for vice president and then ascending to the presidency, challenging constitutional restrictions in court, or disregarding 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 prospect of Trump running in 2028 has been in development for years, noting that they have aimed for even more ambitious goals in the past and are actively working on related plans.

Bannon also highlighted the 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 laying the groundwork for Trump’s current policy initiatives.

Bannon described efforts to organize and secure victory, as well as subsequent work on policy development. Project 2025 and the America First Policy Institute, along with contributions from multiple think tanks, formulated the policies presently being implemented. Bannon referred to this approach as “flood the zone,” “Days of Thunder,” or similar terms.

Some Trump supporters have begun displaying “Trump 2028” stickers, notably at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference, indicating grassroots enthusiasm for the concept despite significant constitutional obstacles.

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 hurdles that make any change to presidential term limits highly unlikely in the current political climate.