Trump says if he loses, his 2024 run will be his last

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday he “doesn’t think” he would run again in the 2028 presidential election if he fails in his bid to return to the White House in 2024.

“No, I don’t think so. I think that will be it, that will be it,” Trump responded when asked by reporter Sharyl Attkisson if he would run again.

The comment is notable both because Trump appears to rule out a fourth run for the White House and because he rarely acknowledges the possibility that he could legitimately lose an election. Trump typically insists that this could only happen in the event of widespread cheating, a false claim he made in 2020 and preemptively repeated during his 2024 presidential campaign.

In 2028, Donald Trump would be 82, one year older than Joe Biden. Biden withdrew from the race in July after his disastrous debate performance and months of criticism from Trump and other conservatives, who accused him of being too old and unpredictable for the job.

Attkisson interviewed Trump for his show “Full Measure.” During the 22-minute interview, Trump also defended his record on the coronavirus pandemic. He claimed credit for the development of COVID-19 vaccines developed during his presidency while saying that “they’re doing studies on the vaccines and we’re going to find out” if they’re safe.

Trump said Republicans had become skeptical of vaccines, even as Democrats trusted them.

The 2028 statement came at the very end of the interview, which also included a question about how Trump stays healthy. “I try to eat right,” the former president said, prompting an incredulous reaction from Attkisson, who noted that Trump has become infamous for his penchant for hamburgers.

“Real hamburgers,” Trump said.