President Donald Trump has returned to floating a bid for a legally forbidden third term, offering supporters and critics hints that he might try to remain in the White House in January 2029 — but he always stops short of explaining how he might do it or declaring what would be a Constitution-disregarding candidacy.
The pattern is familiar: Trump or a surrogate raises the prospect, acknowledges a major constitutional obstacle and leaves open the possibility that his lawyers and strategists could find a path around it. After all, finding loopholes in federal laws and guidelines has been a hallmark of his second term.
