US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (October 2)conceded that he is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, even as he continued to float the idea of staying in power.

"If you read it, it's pretty clear," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Japan to South Korea. “I'm not allowed to run. It's too bad.”

“I don't see the path for that,” Johnson told reporters at the US Capitol, adding that he has spoken with Trump about the constitutional constraints.

“He and I have talked about the constrictions of the Constitution,” he said.

Johnson noted that changing the 22nd Amendment — which limits presidents to two terms — would require a lengthy amendment process involving Congress and the states.

“We are not going to take our foot off the gas pedal,”

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