President Donald Trump said he was serious about pursuing a third term in office, even though the nation's highest office is limited to two terms by the U.S. Constitution. Talking to NBC News Sunday,

Trump is not the only person talking about a third term. Stephen Bannon, an early Trump acolyte who worked as a chief strategist in Trump’s first term and then served months in prison for refusing to testify before the House January 6th Committee, has said there is active consideration about how to make a third Trump term happen.

Trump is a lame duck president in his final term. Because termed-out politicians will never be on the ballot for the same office again, their political clout usually wanes quickly. The third-term flirtation is a way to try to convince people that Trump will be around in the future.