{"id":2380584,"date":"2024-12-16T14:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ally-bannon-floats-that-president-elect-should-run-again-trump-28-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:30:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:30:50","slug":"trump-ally-bannon-floats-that-president-elect-should-run-again-trump-28-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ally-bannon-floats-that-president-elect-should-run-again-trump-28-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump ally Bannon floats that president-elect should run again: \u2018Trump \u201928?\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-ally-bannon-floats-that-president-elect-should-run-again-trump-28-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>steve Bannon, a former advisor to Donald \u2064Trump, suggested during a speech at \u2062the New York Young Republican\u2063 Club&#8217;s annual\u2062 gala that\u2062 Trump should consider running for president again in\u2063 2028. Bannon&#8217;s \u200ccomments &#8220;Trump &#8217;28?&#8221; \u2062were met with enthusiastic applause \u2063from the audience. His \u200bsuggestion sparked\u200c a strong \u2063reaction from legal experts who \u2064pointed out potential constitutional issues surrounding \u2062the idea of a president serving non-consecutive terms,\u200b as they argue\u200c that the Constitution does not permit it. \u200bBannon referenced a colleague&#8217;s\u2062 opinion on the\u200b constitutional language, implying that\u200b since\u2064 it does not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">specifically mention consecutive terms<\/a>, a future run could be possible.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&nbsp;ally Bannon floats that president-elect should run again: &lsquo;Trump &rsquo;28?&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1867935\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">On Sunday, podcast host&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-bannon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Bannon&nbsp;<\/a>suggeste<\/span>d&nbsp;that President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> could enter the 2028 presidential race, prompting a wave of objections from legal critics who responded that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Constitution<\/a> prohibits it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bannon, who served as a top adviser to Trump at the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s first administration, floated the idea while giving a speech at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York\">New York<\/a> Young Republican Club&rsquo;s annual gala.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The viceroy Mike Davis tells me since it doesn&rsquo;t actually say consecutive that, I don&rsquo;t know, maybe we do it again in &rsquo;28? Are you guys down for that? Trump &rsquo;28?&rdquo; Bannon asked to loud applause.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve Bannon suggests that Donald Trump can run for a third term in 2028:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mike Davis tells me since [the Constitution] doesn&#8217;t actually say &#8216;consecutive,&#8217; that, I don&#8217;t know, maybe we do it again in &#8217;28.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HsISgazwHv\">pic.twitter.com\/HsISgazwHv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1868670631224439230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Davis, Article III Project founder and fervent Trump supporter, clarified in a statement online that Bannon was &ldquo;obviously trolling&rdquo; and added that &ldquo;only Obama gets a third term, with his puppet Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 22nd Amendment explicitly <a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/constitution\/amendment-22\/#:~:text=No%20person%20shall%20be%20elected,the%20President%20more%20than%20once.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">prohibits<\/a> presidents from serving more than two terms. Josh Blackman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-signs-heartbeat-bill-allowing-texans-to-sue-abortion-providers\/\" title=\"Abbott Signs \u2018Heartbeat\u2019 Bill Allowing Texans To Sue Abortion Providers\">constitutional law professor<\/a> at South Texas College of Law, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> there was no way around it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think there is a workaround,&rdquo; Blackman said. &ldquo;Each state election process would have to approve him. We already saw states trying to kick Trump off the ballot for insurrection. This would be a non-starter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on the <em>View<\/em> in April that he &ldquo;wouldn&rsquo;t be in favor&rdquo; of attempting to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which was ratified in 1951. However, one month later, Trump observed that President Franklin D. Roosevelt served four terms.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, FDR 16 years, almost 16 years, he was four terms,&rdquo; Trump told the National Rifle Association. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After Trump secured an election victory, he again entertained the idea of staying in office while speaking to House Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I suspect I won&rsquo;t be running again unless you do something,&rdquo; Trump said, according to audio the <em>Hill<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/nexstar_media_wire\/4991169-trump-said-he-cant-run-in-2028-unless-the-gop-figures-something-out-could-that-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">obtained<\/a>. &ldquo;Unless you say, &lsquo;He&rsquo;s so good, we have to just figure it out.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following Bannon&rsquo;s remarks, Anthony Michael Kreis, a constitutional law professor at Georgia State University, rejected the idea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody can hold a third term as president in the united states,&rdquo; Kreis wrote on X. &ldquo;thank you for coming to my ted Talk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, legal commentator Mark Romano <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tactelller\/status\/1868620152172150793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reacted<\/a> by saying the 22nd Amendment &ldquo;very clearly&rdquo; prevented Trump from a third term, &ldquo;consecutive or not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2028, Trump will make Joe Biden look like the picture of youth and vitality,&rdquo; Romano added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1867935\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1867935\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bannon proposes Trump might run again in 2028, facing legal pushback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2380585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23059746806297.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,5906,3634],"class_list":["post-2380584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-bannon","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23059746806297.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380584"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380588,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380584\/revisions\/2380588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}