Trump shoots down rumors he will seek 3rd term: ‘Not something I’m looking to do’

President Donald Trump told NBC News that seeking a third term in the White House is "not something I'm looking to do" during an interview that aired Sunday.

President Donald Trump says pursuing a third term in the White House is "not something I'm looking to do." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Welker then pressed Trump about who he believes could be a successor to the MAGA movement once he leaves office, and Trump referenced both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

"There’s a lot of them that are great," he said of his political allies. "I also see tremendous unity. But certainly you would say that somebody’s the VP, if that person is outstanding, I guess that person would have an advantage."

President Donald Trump's administration says illegal border crossings have dropped roughly 96% percent compared to the Biden administration. (Border image: Getty / Trump image: AP)

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"The border now is not the emergency," Trump said. "The border is — it’s all part of the same thing though. The big emergency right now is that we have thousands of people that we want to take out, and we have some judges that want everybody to go to court."

Just ahead of Trump’s 100th day in office last week, the White House claimed there had been 139,000 deportations since his inauguration.

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