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Trump, 80, Wants to Run for President Again

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Trump, 80, Wants to Run for President Again

Legally he can’t, but is he even physically able to?

President Donald Trump is once again floating the idea of running for an unconstitutional third term.

At a speech in Macungie, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Trump fell back on one of his favorite talking points: winning elections.

“We won it by a lot,” he said, referring (hopefully) to the 2024 election. “Maybe we should run again. Should we run again?”

The crowd at the Mack Trucks facility responded with cheers. Chuckling, Trump continued, “I’d like to do it. I’d like to do it.”

Trump in Pennsylvania: "Maybe we should run again. Should we run one more time? I'd like to do that" pic.twitter.com/wPewSq7oEX— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2026

Trump in Pennsylvania: "Maybe we should run again. Should we run one more time? I'd like to do that" pic.twitter.com/wPewSq7oEX

As the president knows, running for a third term would violate the Constitution. Even if it was allowed, it seems unlikely that the 80-year-old could physically manage it: Trump regularly dozes off during Cabinet meetings, and his health status is murky at best.

Trump has repeatedly referenced running for a third term, and has said in the past that he is “not joking” when he brings it up. The president has also reportedly discussed running again with his lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, who’s writing a book about that very scenario.

The Trump Organization even sells “Trump 2028” hats for $55. Last year, the price was $50, but the Trump family is clearly in a hard spot financially: They’ve only made $4 billion since Trump’s second term.

Watch: Trump Spreads Six Lies About His Iran Deal in 15 Seconds

The president can’t keep his words or facts straight about the Iran war.

President Trump claimed Tuesday that Iran had “no missile capability”—one of six bold-faced lies that directly contradicts what he said last week.

“Now we’re leaving Iran with no Navy, no Air Force, no antiaircraft, no missile capability, no nuclear program. We’re leaving them without any nuclear capacity, and they’ve agreed to that. And we’re getting along quite well,” Trump said at a rally in Macungie, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. “We can fly over Tehran just at will. Nobody’s gonna do anything to us.”

Trump: We're leaving Iran with no navy, no air force, no anti-aircraft . no missile capability, no nuclear program, no nuclear capacity, and they've agreed to that, and we're getting along quite well pic.twitter.com/Fw0pEx3sKD— Acyn (@Acyn) June 23, 2026

Trump: We're leaving Iran with no navy, no air force, no anti-aircraft . no missile capability, no nuclear program, no nuclear capacity, and they've agreed to that, and we're getting along quite well pic.twitter.com/Fw0pEx3sKD

First off, Iran still has a navy. Even though the U.S. has sunk multiple........

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