Republican candidate for US presidential election, Donald Trump says he does not expect to run again in 2028 if he is defeated in November against Democrats’ Kamala Harris.
In an interview, he was asked if he could foresee another run in the event that he loses to Harris.
“No, I don’t. I think…that will be it,” Trump said. “I don’t see that at all.”
It is pertinent to mention that law bars presidents from serving more than two terms, and so he is not expected to run in 2028 if he wins, either.
In the past, Trump has rarely acknowledged the possibility of losing the election, more often firing up supporters with speeches and social media posts pledging victory at the polls.
But this is the second time in four days he has mentioned a chance of defeat.
During an event held by the Israeli-American Council on Thursday, he brought up losing, and suggested that any such loss would partly be the fault of Jewish voters.
In national polling averages tracked by the BBC Harris is ahead of Trump, and a poll released on Sunday by CBS shows she leads Trump 52 per cent to 48 per cent nationally.
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When is the presidential election?
The US election will be held on Tuesday, November 5 2024.
The winner will serve four years in the White House starting from their inauguration on January 20, 2025.
Voters will be electing not just a president, but Congressional candidates for seats in the House of Representatives and the US Senate.
