Some supporters have suggested that one way around the ban would be for Trump to run for vice president while another candidate would run for president and resign, allowing Trump to retake the presidency.
Scholars say Trump should not run for vice president because he is ineligible to become president.
The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.”
‘I’d love to do it’
Asked whether he would be willing to fight in court over the legality of another presidential bid, Trump replied: “I haven’t really thought about it.”
Throughout the 2024 campaign, Trump made former President Joe Biden’s advanced age a central issue, often highlighting verbal and physical missteps as evidence that his Democratic rival was too old to effectively lead the country.
Trump’s statements about a third term have complicated the future of the Republican Party, as there has already been maneuvering among potential Republican successors, even as some Trump allies support his remaining in office.
‘There is a plan’
In an interview last week with The Economist, Steve Bannon, the pro-Trump podcaster who briefly served as Trump’s chief White House strategist during his first term, said there was a plan to circumvent the 22nd Amendment and suggested he was involved in its development.
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