Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Believes Trump Wants To Run For a Third Term: 'I Don't Think He's Joking'

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she believes President Donald Trump wants to run for a third term, even though it is prohibited by the Constitution.

Greene made the claim while speaking to right-wing commentator Megyn Kelly, criticizing the decision to attack the Iranian regime.

"This is not what we voted for. It is absolutely America last. The same bulls--t we've seen for decades now. I don't think the president is being tongue-in-cheek. I know the president very well. He repeatedly says he's not going to heaven in the same way he asks whether he should run for president again," he said. That started out as we could take it as a joke but I don't think he's joking," Greene said.

The possibility that Trump could attempt to run for a third term has been discussed throughout the administration, with Democrats in particular warning about the possibility.

In late January, California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned about it, saying "we won't have a country if he rigs this election."

"You will have a president who will be running for a third term, mark my words. I wasn't exaggerating when I said that I received in the mail a Trump 2028 hat from one of his biggest supporters. These guys are not screwing around. The rules don't apply to him. He doesn't believe in free enterprise. He's wrecking this country, the economy. Wake up to what's going on America," he added.

Last year Newsom recalled a private exchange he had with Trump on the matter, saying that during a conversation at the Oval Office in February he pointed to a portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only U.S. president who served more than two terms. "I said, 'I know exactly what you mean,'" Newsom said. "And then he went on and on about the third term."

In August, a poll showed that most Republicans would support Trump running for a third term. Published by Semafor, the survey shows 53% of GOP respondents supported the premise, compared to 17% of independents and 6% of Democrats.

Overall, half of respondents said they believe Trump will run in the 2028 elections. Here, almost six in ten Democrats (59%) said this will be the case. Half of independents and 42% of Republicans gave that answer.

Asked whether they supported the possibility, 91% of Democrats and 77% of independents said they didn't. However, just 52% of Republicans agreed.