Trump rules out VP run in 2028

Donald Trump yesterday said that he would not run for vice president in the 2028 American election, a move some supporters suggest would allow him to skirt term limits and stay in the White House.

The US Constitution limits presidents to two terms, and Trump began his second in January.

However, some of his advocates have suggested the Republican could skirt the rule by becoming vice president and then stepping back into a vacated top job.

Asked whether he would run for vice president in November 2028, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he "would be allowed to do that".

But he added: "I wouldn't do it... I think it's too cute. It wouldn't be right."

A popular theory among his supporters is that the current vice president, JD Vance, could run for president in 2028 on a ticket with Trump.

If Vance won, the theory goes, he would quickly resign and put Trump back in office.