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Former White House adviser Steve Bannon said U.S. President Donald Trump will return to the White House for a third term in 2028, despite constitutional limits that restrict presidents to two terms.
In an interview with The Economist published Thursday, Bannon said Trump’s leadership remains essential for the U.S. and suggested that a plan exists to bypass the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
“He’s gonna get a third term,” Bannon said. “Trump is gonna be president in ’28, and people just sort of need to get accommodated with that.”
When asked about the constitutional restriction, Bannon responded that a plan was already in place, saying the details would be revealed “at the appropriate time.”
Bannon described Trump as an “instrument of divine will” and said it was the “will of the American people” for him to serve another term.
“We had longer odds in 2016 and longer odds in 2024 than we’ve got in 2028. We have to finish what we started,” he said.
He questioned whether the 22nd Amendment definitively prevents Trump from returning to power.
“If the American people, with the mechanisms we have, put Trump back in office, are the American people tearing up the Constitution?” Bannon asked.
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951 following Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four-term presidency, specifies that no person can be elected to the presidency more than twice, whether consecutively or not.
Trump is currently serving his second term, and some of his allies have suggested that a potential third term could be achieved through succession rather than election.
Bannon said the president is needed “for at least one more term in 2028” to complete his mission.
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