En route between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One, “I would love to do it,” referring to a third run for the presidency after his current term. He added that he hadn’t really thought about it, even as allies keep the idea alive. The remark extends a norm-busting theme of his second term: pushing at limits to maximize personal power, the New York Times reported.

What the US Constitution actually says

There’s no ambiguity in the 22nd Amendment: no one can be elected president more than twice. Legally, the conversation could end there. The question, then, isn’t feasibility — it’s why the president keeps talking about something the Constitution prohibits.

Why keep saying it

Trump has long understood the attention value of “maybe.” For decades h

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