Trump’s third-term musings rile up 'The View' hosts: ‘He doesn’t plan on leaving White House’

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Amid President Donald Trump’s musings about a potential third term, the co-hosts of 'The View' are sounding the alarm.

On Monday, October 27, they warned that the president appears to have no plans to leave the White House. The remarks come as Trump and his allies hint at a possible 2028 bid, with the president refusing to rule it out and making tongue-in-cheek comments about the idea in recent interviews with reporters.

'The View' erupts over Trump’s third-term suggestion

On Monday’s episode of 'The View', the co-hosts warned people to take President Donald Trump seriously when he talks about wanting more power.

Whoopi Goldberg said, “Well, you-know-who told us he was going to be a dictator on day one and, damn, if he isn’t a dictator!”

Alyssa Farah Griffin talked about former White House advisor Steve Bannon’s recent idea to find a way around the Constitution’s two-term limit. She pointed out, “There’s certain people in Trump’s orbit who, when they tell you what they’re going to do, I really listen. And I would put Steve Bannon at the top of this list.”

“He’s somebody who has been one of the senior-most advisors to Trump since the first time that he ran, he predicted the events around Jan 6th, the efforts to overturn the election. And I feel crazy because I feel like a conspiracy theorist talking about this!” she added. 

Sunny Hostin pointed to Trump’s ballroom project as proof that he wants to stay in the White House. “He is hooking up the White House because he doesn’t plan on leaving it. I don’t think he plans on leaving,” she said.

Goldberg added, “I told y’all that years ago, that he had — he was not going anywhere. He said it. He said, ‘I want to be president for life.’ I heard him say it, I watched his lips move, and I thought, he means this!”

Ana Navarro noted, “This is a guy who has got authoritarian envy. He goes around to these countries and he loves — he wants the parades, he wants the arches, he wants the ballrooms, he wants to be an emperor, he wants to be an authoritarian.” 

She compared him to leaders like Daniel Ortega, Nicolas Maduro, and Vladimir Putin, saying he ignores the Constitution. "Paying no attention to the Constitution, that’s the way Ortega does it, the way Chavez did it, the way Maduro does it, Putin does it," Navarro remarked. 

Buzz around Trump running again in 2028 keeps surfacing

Talk about Donald Trump running again in 2028 has surfaced repeatedly, with the president making joking remarks during interviews, appearances with GOP lawmakers, and White House events.

The speculation picked up after Bannon, a Trump ally and former top advisor, said in a recent interview that there was a “plan” to keep the Republican leader in office.

Bannon told The Economist, “Well,he’s going to get a third term. So, Trump ‘28, Trump is going to be president in ‘28 and people ought to just get accommodated with that.” When asked about the 22nd Amendment, the political strategist added, “There’s many different alternatives. At the appropriate time, we’ll lay out what the plan is.” 

While talking to reporters en route to Japan, Trump played coy when asked about the idea. He said he would “love” to run again but dismissed a suggestion from some supporters that he could run as a vice presidential candidate and take over after the election.

He also highlighted two potential successors in Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “I would love to do it. I have the best numbers ever. … Am I not ruling it out? You’ll have to tell me. All I can tell you is we have a great group of people,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Trump, who would be 82 in 2028, has mentioned the possibility of a third term, something barred by the 22nd Amendment, at least six times during the first nine months of his second term.

Trump ruled out that possibility on Monday, saying, “You’d be allowed to do that, but I wouldn’t want — I wouldn’t do that. I think it’s too cute. Yeah, I would rule that out.”

“We have JD obviously, the vice president, is great. I think Marco is great. I’m not sure if anyone would run against those two. I think if they ever formed a group it would be unstoppable. I really do,” he added, promoting Vance and Rubio.