Donald Trump 2028 election: US election results 2024: Can Donald Trump run for US president in 2028? | World news

Donald J. Trump secured a second term as president on Wednesday, propelled by a promise to dismantle the American status quo, surviving a criminal conviction, impeachment, an assassination attempt, accusations of authoritarianism and an unprecedented reshuffle of opponents to complete a remarkable return to power .
Trump’s victory caps the stunning political comeback of a man accused of plotting to overturn the previous election, yet who tapped into public frustrations and fears over the economy and illegal immigration to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris.
His bold plans to disrupt the country’s political system resonated with millions who felt the American Dream was slipping further out of reach and turned to Trump as a force against the ruling establishment and elite pundit class.
Trump cannot run for re-election in 2028 because of the US Constitution Twenty-second Amendmentwhich limits a person to two elected terms as president. The limitation is not on consecutive terms, but rather on the total number of terms. Here’s the breakdown of the legal reasoning:
1. Two-term limit
• The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limits a person to two terms as president. It does not specify that the terms of office must be consecutive, only that a president cannot be elected more than twice.
2. Sub-terms
• The amendment also specifies that if a person serves more than two years of a term for which someone else was elected (such as a vice president who takes over the presidency mid-term), that person can only be re-elected once. Since Trump served a full four-year term, this clause does not affect his eligibility.
3. Non-Consecutive Terms
• While American tradition generally sees presidents serve consecutive terms, it is legally permissible to serve non-consecutive terms, as seen with Grover Cleveland, who served two non-consecutive terms in the late 19 . century. But because Trump has already served two full terms, he is barred from running again.
Essentially, the restriction is about total terms, not consecutive ones. Since Trump served from 2017 to 2021, he has reached the constitutional maximum and thus cannot be re-elected.