President Donald Trumpcontinues to remain vagueon rumors he’ll seek a third term, even after his team has begunselling merchandiseimplying otherwise.

Speakingto The Atlantic in an interviewpublished Monday , Trump acknowledge that the prospect of him seeking the presidency in 2028 would be gainsay , but stopped short of ruling out the idea completely despite it being unconstitutional .

“ That would be a big smashing , would n’t it ? ” he told the outlet , laughing . “ Well , mayhap I ’m just trying to shatter . ”

After noting some of his supporters have urged him to run for a third term during his public appearances , he added :   “ It ’s not something that I ’m search to do . And I intend it would be a very hard thing to do . ”

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“ The future looks hopeful ! ” the description on both item reads , before pep up prospective buyers to “ rewrite the rules . ”

When askedby Axiosabout the items last workweek ,   White House press secretarial assistant Karoline Leavitt said a third term was   “ not something [ Trump is ]   thinking of , ” before observe :   “ Though I hear the chapeau are pilot off shelf . ”

The Constitution presently block off a chairperson from serving a third terminal figure , as specified inthe 22nd Amendment . Any change would require a two - thirds approval from both the House of Representatives and the Senate , as well as commendation from three - quarters of the country ’s state - level political science .

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Since being swear into office for a second term in January ,   best hasrepeatedly declinedto rule out the prospect of running again .

“ There are methods which you could do it,”he told NBC Newslast calendar month , while restate his continuous , albeit legally debunked , claimsthat he won the 2020 election over former President Joe Biden .

Of course , the president has other reasons to keep the public sermon rivet on the query of whether he ’ll be given for office again ,   no matter how far - reaching it may be .

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Over the past several day , numerous pollshave found Trump ’s approval ratingsat historic lowsfor any Chief Executive in their first 100 Day ,   when all of his predecessor have continued to enjoy a groundswell of support .   Among the most damning wasThe Washington Post - ABC News - Ipsos ’ public opinion poll , which found that just 39 % of grownup Americans approve of the agency Trump is manage his caper . This article originally appeared onHuffPost .