“I don’t think it’s gonna happen. That’s my guess. I haven’t really talked to him about it,” said Fox News host Sean Hannity of whether he’ll be voting for President Donald Trump to take a third term in the White House during a recent interview on the Katie Miller Podcast.
It’s an idea that’s been floating around since at least the start of Trump’s second, non-consecutive term. Last March, the president said that “a lot of people” wanted him to do it, though he noted it was too early in his term to decide. Audacy reported the following month that Trumpstore.com was selling “Trump 2028” hats.
Despite Trump’s hinting at another term, he does face the considerable challenge of not actually being allowed to run for a third term, per the U.S. Constitution.
“I think the Constitution is clear now. Look, who knows? With Donald Trump you just don’t know. I mean, the rules change,” Hannity, a Trump supporter and longtime friend of the president, told Miller. His comments were first reported by The New York Post.
Previously, Hannity also discussed a potential third term for Trump on the Fullsend Podcast.
“I love it,” Hannity said of people speculating about a third term for Trump. Though he acknowledged that it is a “constitutional issue,” he also said it would be an interesting challenge.”
Presidential term limits in the U.S. were included in the 22nd Amendment, ratified by a Republican-majority Congress in 1951. While most presidents followed the two-term tradition established by President George Washington, some went for third terms. Just before the 22nd Amendment was introduced in 1946, Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a historic four terms, spanning the majority of World War II.
With the amendment, “no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice.” However, if a president steps in to replace another president – such as President Lyndon B. Johnson stepping in after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy – then they are allowed to serve slightly over the two-term limit.
So, to make that third term a reality, Trump would have to deal with the constraints of the amendment. One option would be to amend the constitution again. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) introduced a House Joint Resolution to do that last year. Another would be for Trump to run as vice president and replace whoever ran as president.
Trump himself acknowledged that option last March when someone suggested that he could run as current Vice President JD Vance’s running mate. Vance is currently at the front of the pack of 2028 presidential election hopefuls along with a rumored Democratic candidate, California Gov.
Gavin Newsom, according to betting data from Polymarket and polling aggregates from Race to the White House.
According to an Axios report from last December, the White House said the U.S. would be “lucky” to have Trump in the office for longer than expected. Trump has also positioned himself as a “king” at times, rhetoric that has been met with backlash and “No Kings” rallies.
Polymarket betting data showed that a trade on whether people believed that Trump would announce a third term peaked at 18.1% last October – around the time Trump said it was “too bad” he couldn’t run again, according to The New York Times – and it ended with a “no” outcome in December. Another live trade asking if he would repeal presidential term limits this year reached 9% “yes” peak this week.
Kalshi trading also indicated that many people aren’t betting on the president seeking a third term. As of Wednesday, just 9% of Kalshi bettors were putting money on Trump being allowed to run for a third term.
Trump has made history as the oldest person elected to the office. If he were to somehow run and win in 2028, he would be 82 at the start of his term and 86 years old at the end of it. A recent poll has shown that Americans think the president is already getting “erratic” with age.
YouGov polling from last December found that most Americans do not want Trump to serve a third term. Only 14% said he should attempt to do so. Although Republicans were more likely than Democrats to support the idea, just 31% said they wanted to see Trump attempt to serve a third term. Meanwhile, 2% of Democrats and 10% of independents thought Trump should attempt to serve a third term.
Apart from Trump’s potential role in the next presidential election, conservative Hannity also weighed in on the Democrats’ side. In particular, he singled out former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 election to Trump after filling in for former President Joe Biden when he dropped out of the race.
“The fact that she thinks she’s going to be a candidate in ‘28 – wow. Delusional,” Hannity said of Harris.