PALM BEACH, FL — As recent Supreme Court rulings bolster executive power and Joe Biden's re-election bid struggles, golf course manager Donald Trump insisted that should he win in November, he would not seek to serve as President past his current, natural lifetime.
“Many people are saying I’m going to try to be President forever,” Trump said from the front steps of the manager’s residence at Mar-a-Lago Golf Course. “It’s a lie. Once I’m dead, I won’t try to be President anymore.”
Mr. Trump's comments were prompted by speculation that he might seek to extend his potential second term indefinitely, and his pledge to vacate office at the end of his mortal existence has been met with mixed reactions from both supporters and critics.
Detractors questioned the sincerity of his statement, noting that Trump has rarely been truthful about his ambitions in the past. Meanwhile, Trump's campaign team sought to clarify his remarks in an email to supporters, insisting that the former president would “never die.”