Most Republicans Would Support Trump Running For a Third Even Though It's Unconstitutional, Poll Shows

Most Republicans would support President Donald Trump running for a third term even though it's unconstitutional, according to a new poll.

Published by Semafor, it 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.

Trump has gone back and forth on the possibility, but the last statement on the matter was a rejection. Speaking to NBC in May, Trump said he knows can't run in the next presidential election: "It's something that, to the best of my knowledge, you're not allowed to do. I don't know if that's constitutional," he said.

The president went on to make reference to those favoring the possibility, especially considering that the Trump Store, managed by the Trump Organization, was selling "Trump 2028" hats.

"There are many people selling the 2028 hat. But this is not something I'm looking to do. I'm looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody — ideally, a great Republican, a great Republican to carry it forward," Trump said.

"I'll be an eight-year president. I'll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important," he added.

Trump had already signaled reluctance to go down that road, telling The Atlantic that a 2028 run "would be a big shattering." Even though he later said "maybe I'm just trying to shatter," he then clarified that "it's not something that I'm looking to do," and that "it would be a very hard thing."

The comments were a departure from previous comments. In March he told NBC News he was "not joking" about the possibility and noted that people are encouraging him to do so.