Who's Running 2028
Updated June 23, 2026

Can Trump run for president in 2028?

No. Donald Trump cannot be elected president in 2028. The 22nd Amendment says no person may be elected to the office of president more than twice. Trump was elected in 2016 and again in 2024, so he has reached the two-term limit and is constitutionally ineligible to be elected to a third term.

The rule, in plain English

The 22nd Amendment (ratified 1951) limits a person to being elected president twice. The two terms do not have to be back-to-back - it is the total number of elections won that counts. Having won in 2016 and 2024, Trump has hit that limit.

The only way around it would be to repeal the amendment, which needs a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and ratification by 38 states. That is not realistic on this timeline.

Who the rule does and does not affect

  • JD Vance (Vice President) - eligible. Never elected president.
  • Marco Rubio - eligible. Never elected president.
  • Kamala Harris - eligible. She was vice president, not president.
  • Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg and every other contender - all eligible.
  • Donald Trump - the one prominent name who is not eligible to be elected in 2028.
Quick answers

Trump and 2028: frequently asked questions

Can Donald Trump run for president in 2028?
No. The 22nd Amendment bars anyone elected president twice from being elected again. Trump was elected in 2016 and 2024, so he is ineligible to be elected to a third term in 2028.
Does Trump have to serve two terms in a row to be term-limited?
No. The limit counts the total number of times a person is elected president, not whether the terms are consecutive. Trump's two election wins (2016 and 2024) reach the limit.
Could the 22nd Amendment be repealed so Trump can run?
In theory only. Repealing it would require a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress plus ratification by three-fourths (38) of the states. That is not a realistic path before 2028.
Can Trump be vice president in 2028 instead?
This is legally disputed. The 12th Amendment says no person constitutionally ineligible to be president can be vice president, and many scholars read that to bar a two-term former president from the vice presidency. It has never been tested in court.
Who can run for the Republicans in 2028 instead of Trump?
The most discussed Republicans are Vice President JD Vance (the early prediction-market favorite) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with names like Ron DeSantis, Ted Cruz, and Brian Kemp also mentioned. None has formally declared.
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