Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to run against Barack Obama for a third term

President Trump said Monday that he would have no worries squaring off against former President Obama in a 2028 election if either were able to seek a third term.

“I would love that one. That would be a good one, I would like that,”  Mr. Trump said when asked about a hypothetical match-up between the two political rivals for a third term in office.

Mr. Trump on Sunday did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, telling NBC News that there were methods for doing so and that he was “not joking” about the idea.

“A lot of people want me to do it,” he told the news network. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”

On Monday, Mr. Trump said he hadn’t looked into how he could run for a third term, saying he didn’t know if it was possible.

“People are asking me to run and there’s a whole story about running for a third term. I don’t know. I’ve never looked into it,” he told reporters in the Oval Office. “I don’t know. I never looked into it.”

A dream matchup between the two most popular people in their respective parties is unlikely.

Amending the Constitution to abolish the two-term limit would be exceedingly difficult, requiring either a two-thirds vote of Congress or two-thirds of the states agreeing to call a constitutional convention to propose changes. Either route would require ratification from three-quarters of the states.

Mr. Trump has frequently commented on running for a third term in office, though Republicans have defended the president as joking or trolling.

Rep. Andy Ogles, Tennessee Republican, crafted a resolution calling for the extension of presidential term limits, which would allow Mr. Trump — though not Mr. Obama as the amendment is artfully worded — to seek another term in office.

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon told News Nation last week that he believes Mr. Trump will “run and win again in 2028.” He thought “We’ll have a couple of alternatives” to determine how Mr. Trump could buck the two-term maximum and seek a third term.