Tuberville on possible third term for Trump: ‘Don’t ever close the book on President Trump’

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October 28, 2025

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is suggesting that maybe there’s a way for Trump to run for a third term as President of the United States.

The idea of Trump being able to run again has been pushed by former advisor Steve Bannon, who told the Economist recently, “Well he’s going to get a third term. So, Trump ‘28, Trump is going to be president in ‘28 and people ought to just get accommodated with that.”

Steve Bannon insists that Donald Trump will be president again for a third term in 2028—and that America needs him to.

Mr Bannon, one of the chief architects of the MAGA movement, spoke to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Ed Carr, our deputy editor, in Washington,… pic.twitter.com/m0c8RG56Kd

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 23, 2025

Trump himself was asked about it recently, but responded, “I think people wouldn’t like that. It’s too cute. It wouldn’t be right.”

BREAKING: President Donald Trump said he could serve a third term in 2028 by first running as vice president and then assuming office if the sitting president were to step down

“I’d be allowed to do it,” Trump said. “But I wouldn’t do that. I think it’s too cute.” pic.twitter.com/goBDuYdfr8

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 27, 2025

The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.”

MSNBC asked Tuberville about the idea Tuesday.

“If you read the Constitution, it says it’s not. He says he has some different circumstances that might be able to go around the Constitution, but that’s up to him. We’ve got a long way to go before that happens,” Tuberville said. “I think there’s going to have to be an evaluation from President Trump’s viewpoint to the Constitution. There will be a lot of legal aspects to it. Will it happen? Very unlikely, but don’t ever close the book on President Trump.”

MSNBC: Senator, is it constitutional for President Trump to run for a third term?

Tommy Tuberville: If you read the Constitution it says it's not BUT he says he has some different circumstances that he might be able to go around the Constitution.

MSNBC: But your open to it?… pic.twitter.com/QQX0Z3m0A0

— Ron Smith (@Ronxyz00) October 28, 2025

Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on X @Yaffee

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