According to an interview broadcast on Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has ruled out running again in the 2028 U.S. presidential election if he loses in November's election.
Responding to a question about whether he would run again if he lost, the 78-year-old former president told US news programme Full Measure: "No, I don't. I think I'll re-run. But the billionaire said he hoped to be "successful" at the ballot box on voting day on November 5.
Trump is currently in a tight race with Democratic vice president Kamala Harris, including in key battleground states that often decide U.S. elections. The Democratic Party has seen a resurgence in support after withdrawing President Joe Biden as its candidate in July, following a disastrous debate against Trump.
Trump lost to Biden in 2020, but refused to concede he was defeated. On January 6, 2021, ardent Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in an effort, sparked by his claims, to stop certifying the election result. The Republican has pointedly refused several times in recent months to commit to unconditional recognition of the outcome of the upcoming election.