Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan criticized former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and his suggestion that President Donald Trump could serve a third term, calling the idea unconstitutional and warning against what she described as authoritarian ambitions within Trump's circle.
In a post on X on Monday, Tlaib wrote: "Despite what the Constitution says, Bannon vows Trump will be president for a third term. But they all start crying when we call them fascists. No way in hell we're going to let that happen." The post included a video clip of Bannon's recent interview with The Economist, in which he claimed there was "a plan" to circumvent the 22nd Amendment's two-term limit on the presidency.
Despite what the Constitution says, Bannon vows Trump will be president for a third term.
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) October 27, 2025
But they all start crying when we call them fascists. No way in hell we're going to let that happen. https://t.co/QF8x9zhV1t
Bannon told The Economist over the weekend that "Trump is going to be president in '28," adding that "at the appropriate time, we'll lay out what the plan is. But there is a plan." He did not elaborate on how such a plan would operate. The 22nd Amendment clearly states that "no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice."
Bannon, a former White House strategist and pro-Trump media figure, has long been influential among the far-right and was a leading voice amplifying false claims of election fraud in 2020. He has also been convicted of defrauding donors in a private fundraising effort to build a border wall.
Trump himself has repeatedly alluded to the possibility of seeking a third term, though his comments have often blurred the line between provocation and policy. Speaking to reporters during his trip to Asia on Monday, Trump said he would "love to do it" but described the idea of running again as vice president in 2028 as "too cute" and "not right."
He did not specify any legal means by which he could seek a third term, and constitutional experts regard such a move as virtually impossible without a constitutional amendment.
Tlaib, one of the most outspoken members of the progressive "Squad," has been a persistent critic of Trump since his first term, frequently clashing with his administration over immigration, civil rights, and foreign policy. Back in June, after the administration announced it's most recent travel ban, Tlaib published a statement in which she referred to Trump as "the white-supremacist-in-chief," adding:
"It should come as no surprise that Trump's racist travel ban overwhelmingly targets Black and brown people from countries in Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. These policies are rooted in white nationalism and will only increase hate, xenophobia, and Islamophobia in our country"
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