Steve Bannon says it's “open to interpretation” whether a president can serve more than two terms
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From the December 19, 2024, edition of The Charlie Kirk Show, streamed on Rumble
CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): So, Steve, let's kind of now —
STEVE BANNON (GUEST): This will also be the first one that — the first MAGA rally really when he's not an active candidate unless we get into the 2028, but we'll do that — we'll do that —
KIRK: Yeah. So what is your whole theory on that? I mean, because you —
BANNON: My whole theory is that first off —
KIRK: What does the Constitution say?
BANNON: OK. First off, it's weapons grade trolling.
KIRK: OK.
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BANNON: So I had a I had a speech about the bond market and everything President Trump had to do, the things that are engulfing Washington DC today, but I had to kind of throw that out and start throwing bombs. So — but I think it's an open question. It has to be an interpretation. It's just like Elon Musk. You know, people are saying Elon Musk should be speaker of the House. There's no requirement for anybody in the — to be in Congress. Elon — now there is a question about natural born citizen because you're number two in succession. Mike Davis says, hey, you just go. Maybe you go to the president pro temp, so that has to be worked out. It's not locked in because it doesn't say consecutive about — I think it's an open question. And, of course, you see their entire meltdown, just — I had a 100 articles about that. All the other states say —
KIRK: It was everywhere. I — but the constitution does say two terms though. Right?
BANNON: Two terms. But it's two consecutive terms. It kinda — it's ill-defined. Right? It's so ill-defined. You could have consecutive. It's open for interpretation.