President Donald Trump on Sunday admitted that he can’t run again in 2028.
“In two years, someone else is gonna be the Republican nominee for president,” Ross Douthat said during a “60 Minutes” interview.
“Correct,” Trump replied.
Trump is constitutionally ineligible to run in 2028, but that hasn’t stopped him from publicly toying with the idea and even selling Trump 2028 merch. He said just last month that he thinks he has “the right” to run again, and earlier this year suggested a third term should be a “reward.”
On Sunday, Trump seemed to recognize his time in office is ending.
But he also said it’s not a given that he’ll endorse Vice President JD Vance as his successor.
In fact, the president said he might not make an endorsement at all.
“We have a tremendous bench,” Trump told Douthat. “I have so many people that I have great relationships with.”
Asked who might be part of that “bench,” Trump quickly named Secretary of State Marco Rubio, but added that there are “many others” who could be his successor as well.
“I’d rather not mention their names,” Trump said. “There’s some senators that are excellent. I know ’em all. I like ’em a lot. So I may or may not get involved. I don’t know. Maybe I’m better off not getting involved.”