PRESIDENTIAL candidate Donald Trump has officially declared he won’t run again in 2028 if he loses on November 5.
Ex-president Trump, 78, is set for a dramatic and razor close battle with political foe Kamala Harris as the US heads towards the polls in just six weeks time.
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This is the third time the business mogul turned politician has tried to rule the US with him saying it may also be his last if he is unsuccessful.
Back in 2016, Trump managed to fend off Hillary Clinton in a controversial battle for presidential supremacy.
But the billionaire came up short when he tried to remain in Washington in 2020 as current leader Joe Biden beat him at the polls.
The two were set to battle it out once again at the end of this year with Trump a hot favorite to take back his presidential title.
But Biden decided to step down from the race in July as his vice president Kamala Harris swooped in and took the fight to Trump.
Polls have the pair in a close fight with voters yet to decide on clear front runner leaving Trump’s future in politics on a knife edge.
He was asked by Full Disclosure on his plans for 2028 should he not return to office this winter with the Republican saying a loss is more than likely the final nail in the coffin.
When questioned if he thinks he would run again Trump replied with: “No, I don’t. I think that will be it.”
If he was to change his mind and take on a fourth campaign then he would officially become the oldest president in US history should he be successful.
Joe Biden at 81 currently holds that honour and was blasted by Trump throughout the campaign for his senile behavior.
Trump would be an 86-year-old man by the time he left office if he was to win in 2028.
Even if Trump was to have his hand raised this November it would mark the final time he could be in the White House.
Under the 22nd amendment to the US constitution any one president can only have two four-year spells in office.
Although Trump has previously come out and said he will try to seek a third term regardless.
Both Harris and Trump will be ramping up their campaigns in the run-up to November 5 as they try to convince voters why they should be the next president.
And, the race looks too close to call. Analysis by Real Clear Polling suggests Harris would clinch the presidency with 276 Electoral College votes if the election’s held tomorrow.
But no candidate has a lead of more than two percentage points, on average, in any of the battlegrounds, per RCP.
How to cast your ballot?
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will be fighting for every vote as Election Day nears. But Americans don’t have to wait until November 5 to cast their verdict on who they want to be the next president.
Not everyone can vote in-person at polling locations across the country.
Americans can vote via absentee ballots or can complete mail-in ballots.
Most states offer absentee ballots, but sometimes voters will have to provide a reason why they need one.
Americans who are serving in the military are among those who can vote by absentee.
Voters who physically cannot make it to their local polling station can also cast ballots by absentee.
Some states that offer mail-in voting automatically send out ballots to registered voters.
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