October 27, 2025 10:03 PM IST First published on: Oct 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM IST

‘I would love to do it’: Trump on contesting US Presidential election in 2028

President Donald Trump arrives at Haneda Airport before switching his ride to Marine One in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, following his visit at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

US President Donald Trump has reignited speculations about him attempting to contest the 2028 presidential elections. Trump on Monday ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term.

Will Trump run for President in 2028?

Referring to the possibility of a third term, Trump said: “I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever.”

When pressed by a reporter whether he was not ruling out a third term, he said, “Am I not ruling it out? I mean you’ll have to tell me.”

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Asked about whether he would be willing to fight in court over the legality of another presidential bid, Trump responded, “I haven’t really thought about it.”

‘Vance and Rubio are great people’

Trump also said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were “great people” who could seek the presidency in 2028.

“I think if they ever formed a group, it’d be unstoppable,” he said. “I really do. I believe that.”

Trump can’t seek a third term

79-year-old Trump will be the oldest president of the US when he leaves office in January 2029 at the end of his second term.

Trump has contested the US Presidential elections three times, in 2016 and 2024 when he won and in 2020 when he lost.

According to the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution, a president cannot seek a third term in office.
Despite this, Trump and many of his supporters have consistently pushed the idea of his name being on the ballot in 2028. Trump has also been seen several times with ‘Trump 2028 hats‘.

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Will Trump run for Vice President?

While he cannot legally run for a third term, some have proposed that Trump could run as the Vice President in 2028, and the person running as the Presidential candidate could resign after winning the election, making way for his third term in office.

Trump’s move to build a massive ballroom, of which the construction is expected to be completed in 2028, has also reignited speculations that the US President has no plan to leave the White House at the end of his term as president.