Johnson: 'I don't see the path for' Trump 2028 bid

House Speaker Mike Johnson batted down the possibility of President Donald Trump seeking a third term for the White House, noting the constitutional restrictions in place on presidential term limits. While the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bars someone from being elected president more than twice, Trump and his former White House adviser Steve Bannon have, in recent weeks, floated that he could seek a third term.

"It's been a great run, but I think the president knows — and he and I have talked about — the constrictions of the Constitution, as much as so many of the American people lament that," Johnson told reporters Tuesday at the Capitol.

The United States has “three extraordinary years ahead” of the Trump administration, Johnson, R-La., said. But he estimated that it would take about 10 years to amend the Constitution, which requires approval of a proposed amendment by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states. States can also petition Congress to call a constitutional convention to consider a possible amendment, but that process has never taken place in U.S. history.

“I don't see the path for that,” Johnson said of amending the Constitution to allow Trump to seek a third term.

In his answer, Johnson also noted the "Trump 2028" ballcap that the president and some of his allies have donned. Trump “has a good time with that, trolling the Democrats whose hair is on fire about the very prospect,” he said.

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