U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) signaled he could be open to a third term for President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits presidents to two terms in office. However, some of Trump’s supporters have asked him to run for a third term in 2028. Steve Bannon 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.”
When asked by reporters about the possibility on Tuesday, Tuberville responded, “Don’t ever close the book on President Trump.”
“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 told reporters. “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.”
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