Donald Trump has said he is “not joking” about trying to serve a third term as US president.
“There are methods which you could do it,” he said in a telephone interview with NBC News, in the clearest indication yet that he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends in 2029.
But he added: “It is far too early to think about it.”
The 22nd Amendment, which was added to the constitution in 1951 after Franklin D Roosevelt was elected as president four times in a row, says: “No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice.”
NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Mr Trump if one potential route to a third term was having vice president JD Vance run for the top job and “then pass the baton to you”.
“Well, that’s one,” the president responded. “But there are others too. There are others.”
“Can you tell me another?” she asked.
“No,” he replied.
Mr Trump has mused before about serving longer than two terms, generally with jokes to friendly audiences.
“Am I allowed to run again?” he said during a House of Representatives Republican retreat in January.