Whether Trump can actually serve third term as president after he claims there’s a ‘loophole’

Donald Trump has suggested there is a 'loophole' which means he could run for president again in 2028, but what methods would allow it?

Trump seems pretty hell-bent on winning the next election, which would make it his third time in the White House.

Speaking to NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday (30 March), the Republican leader insisted he's 'not joking' about a potential third stint in the role.

Despite the US Constitution forbidding one person from fulfilling the position more than two times, Trump has claimed there are 'methods' of getting around the law.

As per the National Constitution Center, the 22nd Amendment reads: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."

Donald Trump suggested there are 'methods' which would allow him to run for presidency in 2028 (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

However, it seems the 78-year-old is looking to investigate a 'loophole' in the policy, which may allow him to return to the Oval Office once again.

While the legislation makes it very clear that no president should be elected to a third term, according to Trump, there could be some ways around it.

Welker suggested that current vice president JD Vance could take on the role and elect Trump as his VP. From there, Vance could then resign, possibly allowing Trump to fulfil the role of president again.

The US leader responded by saying 'that's one' potential situation that the two could find themselves in.

But he insisted that he was more focused on his current presidency than anything else.

Trump said: "A lot of people want me to do it.

"I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration."

The US constitution forbids a president from running for more than two terms (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images))

"I like working," he added.

"I’m not joking. But I’m not - it is far too early to think about it."

Despite claiming that there are 'other methods' which would allow him to run again in 2028, Trump did not elaborate any further.

Not long after Trump was sworn in as president, US Representative Andy Ogles put forward a new measure, hoping to amend the long-standing constitution.

The Republican House member claimed Trump had 'proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness'.

Ogles wanted to change the Constitution so that it read: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times," as opposed to 'two'.

However, an amendment to the legislation is highly unlikely as the notion would require either a two-thirds vote in Congress, or two-thirds of all states to agree to convene a constitutional convention to propose changes.