Trump says he wouldn't run for president again in 2028 if he loses this time

If former President Donald Trump loses the election in November, would he run again in four years?

No. At least that’s what he told an interviewer last week.

The Republican presidential nominee spoke with Sinclair Broadcast Group journalist Sharyl Attkisson at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Friday for an interview that aired on her show, Full Measure, on Sunday.

The wide-ranging conversation spanned the recent assassination attempts against Trump, his administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, his health regimen (golf and “proper” hamburgers) and his plans for a potential second term, including whether he would appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Elon Musk and Tulsi Gabbard — all of whom have endorsed him — to his Cabinet (he said it was too early but didn’t rule it out).

And it ended with Attkisson asking Trump whether he sees himself running again in 2028 if his current presidential bid — his third in a row — is unsuccessful.

“No, I don't. No, I don't,” Trump said. “I think that that will be, that will be it. I don't see that at all. I think that hopefully we're gonna be successful.”

It’s a rare admission of possible defeat by the former president, who has spread false claims about voter fraud and election interference to explain his loss in 2020 and preemptively stoke fears about 2024. He has previously said the only way he can lose this November is if there’s voter fraud.

Trump’s claims should always be taken with a grain of salt, and his decision about 2028 is a particularly hard one to fact-check.

But it aligns with comments Trump has made — including during the first debate — suggesting he wouldn’t have entered the race if not for President Biden (“I wish he was a great president, because I wouldn't be here right