Former President Donald Trump said Sunday he doesn’t “think” he would run for president again in 2028 if he fails in his bid to return to the White House in 2024.
“No, I don’t. I think it will be, it will be,” Trump said when journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked him if he would run again.
The comment was notable both because Trump appeared to rule out a fourth bid for the White House and because he rarely acknowledges the possibility that he could legitimately lose an election. Trump normally insists that could only happen if there was widespread cheating, a false claim he did 2020 and he is preventively made again during his 2024 presidential campaign.
Trump would be 82 in 2028, a year older than President Joe Biden is now. Biden bowed out of the race in July after his disastrous debate performance and months of being hammered by Trump and other conservatives as too old and erratic for the job.
Attkisson interviewed Trump for her show “Full Measure.” Also during the 22-minute interview, Trump defended his record on the coronavirus pandemic. He took credit for the development of the covid-19 vaccines developed during his presidency while saying “they are doing studies on the vaccines and we will find out” if they are safe.
Trump said Republicans have grown skeptical of the vaccines even as Democrats trust them.
The 2028 statement came at the very end of the interview, which also included a question about how Trump stays in good health. “I try to eat properly,” the former president said, drawing an incredulous reaction from Attkisson, who noted that Trump has become notorious for his penchant for hamburgers.
“Real hamburger,” Trump said.
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