Nine months into Donald Trump’s second term as US President, he is already telling the world he “would love” another – something that is not allowed under the US constitution.

As he flew from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo on his five-day tour of Asia, he told reporters he would not run for the vice-presidency in the 2028 election, a tactic some supporters had suggested could allow him to serve a third term as president.

However, of a possible third term, he said: “I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever.” New Feature

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Asked whether that meant he was not ruling out a third term, he said: “Am I not ruling it out? I mean you’ll have to tell me.”

As Trump embarks on his Asia tour, certain preoccupations are clear in the US President’s

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