President Donald Trump ruled out a run for a third term in remarks to reporters on Air Force One en route to South Korea on Wednesday. “I would say if you read it, it’s pretty clear. I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad,” Trump said about serving a third term. “But, we have a lot of great people,” Trump added.

REPORTER: Sir, Speaker Johnson says that he told you that there’s no time to amend the Constitution to allow you to serve a third term. Is that an accurate representation of the conversation you had? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I don’t know. I don’t want to even talk about that because, you know, the sad thing is I have my highest numbers that I’ve ever had. As I said, I ended eight wars, and we have the greatest economy in history. And, by the way, energy prices are way down. Everything’s way down. Beef is a little bit high. We’re going to get beef down too. But prices are down, and the economy is up. The only thing that’s not down is the stock prices. And the 401ks are through the roof. Everyone’s 401ks hitting records. So we have the greatest economy we’ve ever had. I have my highest poll numbers that I’ve ever had. And, you know, based on what I read, I guess I’m not allowed to run. So we’ll see what happens. REPORTER #2: Speaker Johnson says you’re trolling when you talk about a third term. Are you trolling or are you serious? TRUMP: I don’t think he said that. I don’t think he’d use that term. But it’s a very interesting thing. I have the best numbers for any president in many years, any president. And I would say that if you read it, it’s pretty clear I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad. But we have a lot of great people.

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