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Steve Bannon Declares Donald Trump Will Secure Third Term in 2028
Former strategist says there is a plan to keep Trump on the ballot despite constitutional limits
In a recent interview in Washington, D.C., Steve Bannon asserted that Donald Trump will return to the White House for a third presidential term in 2028, describing the outcome as “the will of the American people.” His comments were made during a discussion with the editor-in-chief and deputy editor of a major publication.
Bannon, who helped shape the “Make America Great Again” movement, stated that despite the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits a president from being elected more than twice, Trump’s inner circle has devised “many different alternatives” to place him on the ballot again.
Bannon declined to specify exactly how the constitutional barrier would be overcome, but insisted: “If he’s on the ballot, he’ll win.” He called Trump “an instrument of divine will” and argued that the nation “needs him for at least one more term.” According to Bannon, the groundwork would be laid after the mid-term elections scheduled in 2026.
The idea of a third Trump term remains highly contentious.
Legal scholars uniformly maintain that the 22nd Amendment clearly bars any president from being elected more than twice.
Trump himself previously told NBC News he was “not joking” about a third term, stating “there are methods” to achieve it.
Despite these statements, opposition lawmakers have introduced resolutions reaffirming that the term-limit amendment applies in full, stressing that no legal loophole exists under current law.
Trump’s supporters, however, view Bannon’s pronouncement as a broad strategic signal rather than a fully articulated legal plan.
Bannon’s remarks highlight the intense energy within parts of the Republican right to keep Trump at the centre of the party’s future.
He emphasised that the broader MAGA movement’s goals remain unfinished and described a successful 2028 campaign as necessary to “finish what we started.” While no formal pathway has yet been announced, the bold claims from one of Trump’s most ardent advocates suggest an aggressive push to reshape conventional expectations of U.S. presidential term-limits.
Bannon, who helped shape the “Make America Great Again” movement, stated that despite the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits a president from being elected more than twice, Trump’s inner circle has devised “many different alternatives” to place him on the ballot again.
Bannon declined to specify exactly how the constitutional barrier would be overcome, but insisted: “If he’s on the ballot, he’ll win.” He called Trump “an instrument of divine will” and argued that the nation “needs him for at least one more term.” According to Bannon, the groundwork would be laid after the mid-term elections scheduled in 2026.
The idea of a third Trump term remains highly contentious.
Legal scholars uniformly maintain that the 22nd Amendment clearly bars any president from being elected more than twice.
Trump himself previously told NBC News he was “not joking” about a third term, stating “there are methods” to achieve it.
Despite these statements, opposition lawmakers have introduced resolutions reaffirming that the term-limit amendment applies in full, stressing that no legal loophole exists under current law.
Trump’s supporters, however, view Bannon’s pronouncement as a broad strategic signal rather than a fully articulated legal plan.
Bannon’s remarks highlight the intense energy within parts of the Republican right to keep Trump at the centre of the party’s future.
He emphasised that the broader MAGA movement’s goals remain unfinished and described a successful 2028 campaign as necessary to “finish what we started.” While no formal pathway has yet been announced, the bold claims from one of Trump’s most ardent advocates suggest an aggressive push to reshape conventional expectations of U.S. presidential term-limits.
