At 78, Trump is the oldest presidential nominee in U.S. history and already facing the same questions about his age and mental acuity that drove President Joe Biden from the race over the summer.
Trump would be 82 by Election Day in 2028.
“You’ll never see me again,” he told a rally crowd.
That didn’t happen.
Trump had also previously suggested that, if he wins, he should be allowed to remain in office for more than the two terms limited by the U.S. Constitution. He said in 2020 he should get a third term as a “redo” because “they spied on my campaign.”
Trump has a lengthy history of refusing to admit defeat, from primary battles to the 2020 election. His claims about the 2020 election ended in a riot when he dispatched his supporters to the United States Capitol in an attempt to prevent the results from being certified.
There are already indicators that Trump and his allies are preparing to dispute the election results again if he loses.
