Donald Trump met Republican House members on Wednesday, where he made a comment about running for a third term as president.
“I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say, ‘He’s good, we got to figure something else,'” the president-elect said, drawing laughter from some in the crowd.
The US Constitution bars presidents from running for a third term, consecutive or otherwise.
Tom Cole, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said “I think he’s just having a little fun”.
“This is the last run, unless there was a constitutional change that takes three-quarters of the states and two-thirds of Congress to move it through.”
“So not likely to happen. But I’m old enough to remember Ronald Reagan teasing a little bit about that, so it’s not unusual, particularly now right after a big win.”
Democrat Daniel Goldman of New York criticised Trump’s comments, saying any attempt to seek a third term would be “blatantly unconstitutional”.
