India, April 30 -- US President Donald Trump in an interview in March stated that he did not want to run for a third term in office after speculation arose that he would campaign for the position in 2028 as well.

In an interview with The Atlantic, which was conducted in March, and published on April 28, the US President was asked about a rumour that he had tasked the Department of Justice with looking into the legality of a third term.

Trump responded that he had not done so, and jokingly said, "That would be a big shattering, wouldn't it? Well, maybe I'm just trying to shatter."

While he noted that his supporters were in favour of him running for another term, he stated, "It's not something that I'm looking to do. And I think it would...