总统唐纳德·特朗普周三，他似乎承认他不能竞选第三个任期，此前他拒绝排除这种可能性。
“这是我有史以来最高的民调数字，而且，你知道，根据我所读到的，我想我不被允许参选。所以，我们拭目以待，”特朗普在飞往韩国庆州的空军一号上对记者说。
“我想说的是，如果你读了它，就很清楚了。不允许我跑。这太糟糕了，但我们有很多优秀的人，”他补充道。
众议院议长·迈克·约翰逊周二表示，在与特朗普交谈后，他“看不到”特朗普寻求第三个任期的道路。
特朗普回避了关于约翰逊评论的问题，而是吹捧他所说的他的强劲民调数字。
特朗普说:“我甚至不想谈论这个问题，因为，你知道，可悲的是，我有我有生以来最高的数字。”
特朗普一再提出第三次连任的前景，尽管宪法禁止这样做。第22修正案明确指出，任何人不得当选总统超过两次。
周一，特朗普在被问及潜在的2028年申办时表示，他“很乐意这样做”。他似乎也排除了作为副总统竞选2028年共和党候选人的前景，尽管他说他将“被允许这样做”
“我想我认为这太可爱了，”指的是当选总统的人将让位给他人接管的情景。“是啊，我会排除这种可能性，因为它太可爱了。我想人们不会喜欢的。太可爱了。这不是——这是不对的。”
万斯说，特朗普提出了万斯-卢比奥2028年竞选的想法
在周三的“米兰达·迪瓦恩的Pod Force One”播客中，副总统JD Vance分享了特朗普总统在大约六个月前在白宫午餐时提出的他和国务卿马尔科·卢比奥成为2028年共和党候选人的想法。
“所以，总统第一次向我提出这个问题可能是在大约六个月前，在我们的一次私人午餐中，我们试图每隔几周吃一次午餐，只是为了了解正在发生的事情并谈论一些事情。他可能在大约六个月前提到了这一点，我开玩笑地向秘书提到了这一点，但这感觉太早了，因为我们仍然太早。我经常对人们说的是，如果我们关注商业，政治也会关注自身，”万斯说。
万斯被问及特朗普从未明确表示谁应该领先，以及这是否会导致与卢比奥的关系紧张。万斯说不会。
“首先，不，不会有任何紧张。马可是我在政府中最好的朋友。我和他经常一起工作，真的。我认为，作为一届政府，我们能够做的许多出色的工作是因为我们能够共同努力。这也是为什么我说过分担心政治，实际上，我认为这会让你在现有的工作中表现更差。
Trump says 'it's pretty clear' he can't run for 3rd term
PresidentDonald Trumpappeared to acknowledge Wednesday that he cannot run for a third term, after previously declining to rule out the possibility.
“I have my highest poll numbers that I've ever had, and, you know, based on what I read, I guess I'm not allowed to run. So, we'll see what happens,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Gyeongju, South Korea.
“I would say that if you read it, it's pretty clear. I'm not allowed to run. It's too bad, but we have a lot of great people,” he added.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday, after speaking with him, that he does not "see the path" for Trump to seek a third term.
Trump sidestepped questions about Johnson’s comments, instead touting what he said were his strong polling numbers.
“I don't want to even talk about that because, you know, the sad thing is, I have my highest numbers that I've ever had,” Trump said.
Trump has repeatedly raised the prospect of serving a third term, despite being barred from doing so by the Constitution. The 22nd Amendment explicitly states that no person shall be elected president more than twice.
On Monday, Trump said he would "love to do it" when asked about a potential 2028 bid. He also appeared to rule out the prospect of running on the 2028 Republican ticket as vice president, though said he would be "allowed to do that."
"I guess I think it's too cute," referring to a scenario under which the person elected president would step aside so he could take over. "Yeah, I would rule that out because it's too cute. I think the people wouldn't like that. It's too cute. It's not -- it wouldn't be right."
Vance says Trump floated idea of Vance-Rubio 2028 ticket
On the "Pod Force One with Miranda Devine" podcast on Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance shared that President Trump floated the idea of him and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the Republican ticket in 2028 about six months ago over lunch at the White House.
"So, the president first raised this with me probably six months or so ago during just, you know, one of our private lunches that we try to get lunch every couple of weeks just to catch up on what's going on and talk about things.He mentioned it probably six months or so ago, and I mentioned to the secretary in jest, but it feels so premature, because we're still so early. And what I always say to people is, if we take care of business, the politics will take care of itself,"Vance said.
Vance was asked about the fact that Trump has never specifically said who should lead the ticket and if that could cause any tension with Rubio. Vance said it wouldn't.
"First of all, no, there's not going to be any tension. Marco is my best friend in the administration. He and I work a lot together, and we really do. I think a lot of the good work that we've been able to do as an administration is because we're all able to work together. And again, this is why I say worrying too much about the politics, actually, I think makes you worse at the job that you have," Vance said.
