Trump Says It Would Be ‘Very Hard’ to Run for Third Term

In a new interview, the president was asked about whether he had asked the Department of Justice to probe the legality of running for another term.

President Donald Trump speaks to the press after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House upon returning from Pope Francis's funeral and a stop at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster Township, N.J., on April 27, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said in a new interview that he is not looking to run for a third term and said it would be “very hard” to accomplish.

Speaking with The Atlantic in an interview published on Monday, Trump was asked about whether he had asked the Department of Justice to probe the legality of running for another term. Trump said that he has not but appeared to joke about the possibility.