Bannon Claims Plan for Trump's 2028 Third Term

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon told The Economist there is "a plan" to ensure President Donald Trump serves a third term in 2028 and urged people to "get accommodated" to that outcome. He dismissed the 22nd Amendment’s two-term limit, said there are "many different alternatives" to bypass it that will be revealed "at the appropriate time," and framed a third term as necessary to "finish what we started," calling Trump an "instrument" or "vehicle of divine providence." Journalists, historians and legal scholars pushed back, noting the Constitution bars a third elected term and warning such talk is dangerous and destabilizing. Bannon has previously floated loophole ideas — including a past vice-presidential gambit — but has not offered a lawful, concrete path around the 22nd Amendment. Observers say any attempt to secure a third term would face steep legal, political and public resistance, making the claim highly controversial.