{"id":2431058,"date":"2025-05-05T15:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ill-be-an-eight-year-president-trump-addresses-whether-hell-serve-a-third-term\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:28:53","slug":"ill-be-an-eight-year-president-trump-addresses-whether-hell-serve-a-third-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ill-be-an-eight-year-president-trump-addresses-whether-hell-serve-a-third-term\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;ll Be an Eight-Year President&#8217;: Trump Addresses Whether He&#8217;ll Serve a Third Term"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fill-be-an-eight-year-president-trump-addresses-whether-hell-serve-a-third-term%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=2431058&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>In a recent interview on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; former President Donald Trump addressed speculation about a potential third term in office. He clarified that he is not pursuing a third term due to constitutional limitations, stating, \u201cIt\u2019s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you\u2019re not allowed to do.\u201d While he acknowledges strong support from constituents urging him to run again, Trump emphasized his intention to focus on completing a prosperous four-year term and then hand over leadership to another capable Republican candidate.He described the current Republican Party as strong, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mentioning notable figures<\/a> like Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance as potential successors, though he stated it&#8217;s too early to choose a specific person. Trump also expressed confidence in the longevity of the MAGA movement, asserting it can thrive even without his direct leadership.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump is ruling out a third term as president.<\/p>\n<p>The question was raised by host Kristen Welker during an interview with Trump aired Sunday on NBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Meet the Press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will say this. So many people want me to do it. I have never had requests so strong as that. But it&rsquo;s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you&rsquo;re not allowed to do,&rdquo; Trump said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1919100334695174598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if that&rsquo;s constitutional, that they&rsquo;re not allowing you to do it, or anything else,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But this is not something I&rsquo;m looking to do. I&rsquo;m looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, a great Republican to carry it forward,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I think we&rsquo;re going to have four years, and I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Welker that the talk of a third term comes about from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-orders-re-opening-expansion-toughest-prison-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporters<\/a>, &ldquo;because they like the job I&rsquo;m doing, and it&rsquo;s a compliment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NBC: &ldquo;Are you seriously considering a third term?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>TRUMP: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you&rsquo;re not allowed to do&hellip;This is not something I&rsquo;m looking to do. I&rsquo;m looking to have 4 great years &amp; turn it over to somebody.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TUtfUUKJWM\">pic.twitter.com\/TUtfUUKJWM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1919100334695174598?\">May 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump said there are &ldquo;ways of doing it,&rdquo; but said he is not exploring them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to serve, do a great job. I&rsquo;ll be an eight<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-malpractice-nbc-guest-blames-biden-for-not-taking-manchin-at-his-word\/\" title=\"\u2018Political Malpractice\u2019: NBC Guest Blames Biden For Not Taking Manchin At His Word\">-year president<\/a>, I&rsquo;ll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important, to be honest with you,&rdquo; he said, according to a transcript of the interview released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/read-full-transcript-president-donald-trump-interviewed-meet-press-mod-rcna203514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, if you look at President Polk, he was a one-termer and he did some great things, actually. Pretty good president. And I&rsquo;m not saying you can&rsquo;t do that. But there&rsquo;s something about being a two-term president that was very important to me,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he believes the MAGA movement, which he called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hints-at-2024-bid-at-georgia-rally-i-just-may-have-to-run-again\/\" title=\"... Hints at 2024 Bid at Georgia Rally: I \u2018Just May Have to\u2019 Run Again\">greatest political movement<\/a> in history, can thrive even without him as its leader.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s so strong. And I think we have tremendous people. I think we have a tremendous group of people,&rdquo; Trump said, citing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-offers-surprising-answer-asked-currently-leads-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I could name 10, 15, 20 people right now, just sitting here. No, I think we have a tremendous party. And you know what I can&rsquo;t name? I can&rsquo;t name one Democrat,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, I look at the Democrats, they&rsquo;re in total disarray. They have a new person named Crockett. I watched her speak the other day. She&rsquo;s definitely a low-IQ person. And they said she&rsquo;s the future of the party. I said, &lsquo;You have to be kidding.&rsquo; I don&rsquo;t know what they&rsquo;re going to do,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about a successor, Trump said &ldquo;it&rsquo;s far too early&rdquo; to pick one name, but again cited Vance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rubio-sets-media-straight-trump-admins-handling-abrego-garcia-case-illegal-alien-returning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rubio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Certainly you would say that somebody&rsquo;s the VP, if that person is outstanding, I guess that person would have an advantage. But I think the other people would all stay in unbelievably high positions. But you know, it could be that he&rsquo;d be challenged by somebody. 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