At a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa, former President Donald Trump addressed the crowd regarding his future political eligibility. During his remarks, Trump stated he was unsure about the specific laws governing presidential term limits, noting, "I don’t know who is going to be your next president and I think the law said, I’m not 100% sure, but I think the law says I’m not allowed to run again."

Despite this acknowledgment, Trump suggested to the audience that he believed he possessed the "right" to seek a third term. He connected this assertion to his long-standing, unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent, implying that the results of that contest should not count toward his term limit. The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution explicitly limits presidents to two terms in office, a fact that Trump appeared to recognize before pivoting to his rhetoric about the previous election. The Guardian reports that these comments are part of a recurring pattern where the former president raises the prospect of circumventing constitutional term limits during his public appearances.