In an interview on Sunday, Trump said he likely will not run again in 2028 if he loses the 2024 US elections.
Donald Trump has been the face of the Republican Party for three straight presidential elections. Trump won the presidency in 2016 over Hillary Clinton but lost to President Biden in 2020.
In an interview with Sharyl Attkisson on the Full Measure show, the former President was asked if he saw himself going for another election bid in 2028 to which he replied, “No, I don’t think…that will be it. I don’t see that at all.”
However, Trump added, “Hopefully, we’re going to be very successful.” If Trump wins the 2024 elections, he will not be able to run for a third term because of the two-term cap on US presidential terms.
In the latest polls, Harris has been shown to lead Trump by three percent. The Vice President’s campaign has been gaining steady traction since she entered the race in August. The September 10th debate on ABC helped Kamala Harris gain even more traction. While it was a closely contested debate, she was favored as the winner. The Harris campaign also raised triple the amount of campaign funds the Trump campaign did in August.
The 2024 election race has been tight. It will likely come down to such slim margins that swing states could decide the election. Donald Trump is not known for making defeatist comments, but with the polls being as narrow as they are heading into the final weeks, he has been talking about the possibility of losing more often.
Trump is reported to have said at an event held by the Israeli-American council on Thursday: “Do they know what the hell is happening if I don’t win this election?”
Trump said that, if he does lose, it could be thanks to his losing the Jewish vote and that “at 40 percent (support), that means 60 percent of the people are voting for the enemy.”
Trump’s potential team
In the interview with Attkisson, Trump was also asked about the positions figures such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Elon Musk, and Tulsi Gabbard would have should he be elected President on November 5th. In response, Trump said he had not promised anyone anything, as it would be “inappropriate” and “it’s too early.”
Even though Trump hasn’t promised any positions to anyone, he nevertheless mentioned that it is very much in the realm of possibility that RFK, Musk, and Gabbard could all work in his administration in some capacity when and if he is elected into office. Trump has highlighted RFK’s potential to oversee environmental and health-related programs.
“Bobby will do great on health and on the environment,” Trump said. “He looks at other countries where they don’t use chemicals, where they use much less than we use, and the people are healthier than they are in the United States, which is not that healthy [of] a country.”
Trump also spoke highly of Gabbard, calling her “a common-sense person.” He praised Musk’s cost-cutting abilities, saying he believed “he’s been very good at it, and I’m good at it.”