President Trump said four years is "plenty of time" to fulfill his promise to America, as he gave his clearest indication yet that he will not run for a third term.
Trump has repeatedly suggested he may seek re-election in 2028, but he now says he plans to pass the torch when his term is up.
"We have a lot of good people in this party," Trump told NBC's Meet The Press.
Trump acknowledged that there could be legal obstacles to running again, as he dismissed 2028 chatter from some of his allies as a "compliment." The 22nd Amendment limits presidents to two terms.
“I will say this. So many people want me to do it. I have never had requests so strong as that. But it’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do,” Trump told Kristen Welker.
Trump had previously told Welker he was "not joking" about seeking another term, and speculation increased after the Trump Organization began selling "Trump 2028" MAGA hats.
"But this is not something I'm looking to do," Trump told Welker.
"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, but I think we’ll have four years, and I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular.”
While making it clear that he is thinking about his legacy in generational terms, Trump was reluctant to single out an heir apparent, although he lavished praise on Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio - both former critics of Trump's who are now among his closest allies.
"It’s far too early to say that, but I do have a vice president and typically and, JD is doing a fantastic job," Trump said.
"I don’t want to get involved in that, I think he’s a fantastic, brilliant guy. Marco is great. There are a lot of them that are great.”
While many find it hard to imagine MAGA without the Donald, Trump said he is confident that his historic movement will live on without his leadership.
"I think it’s so strong. And I think we have tremendous people. I think we have a tremendous group of people. We talked about a number of them. You look at Marco, you look at JD Vance, who’s fantastic. You look at — I could name 10, 15, 20 people right now just sitting here. No, I think we have a tremendous party."
