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Trump Backs Getting Third Term As 'Reward' In Unhinged Post
The president has been vocal about being a "president for life" since at least 2018.
Donald Trump has signalled that he deserves another prize: a so-called “reward” in the form of a third presidential term.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, he shared a user’s image of him with the caption, “3RD TERM FOR TRUMP AS A REWARD FROM STOLEN ELECTION.” The image appears to be a nod to the president’s false claims surrounding the 2020 election.
Those same claims served as a beat his supporters marched to as they stormed the US Capitol during the violent January 6, 2021, insurrection.
Trump’s recent post marks the latest instance that he’s openly toyed with running for a third term, which is barred under the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment. But the law hasn’t stopped the president from selling “Trump 2028” merchandise, nor has it barred him from talking about seeking a third, or even a fourth, term.
Trump this morning reposted a call for him to serve a third term as a reward for “a stolen election”— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-22T13:27:11.751Z
Trump this morning reposted a call for him to serve a third term as a reward for “a stolen election”
Trump has floated the idea of a “president for life” since at least 2018, and last year he told NBC News that he was “not joking” about serving a third term.
“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump told NBC News in March 2025. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”
That same month, Trump ally Steve Bannon said he and others were “working” to get Trump a third term.
“I’m a firm believer that President Trump will run and win again in 2028,” Bannon told NewsNation in March 2025. “We’ve had greater long shots than Trump 2028.”
Just last month, Trump claimed that he was “entitled” to a third term. However, according to The New York Times on Sunday, Trump’s approval rating averaged about 41%.