Trump confirms he won’t run again if he loses in November

Republican Donald Trump said he will not seek a fourth consecutive bid for the US presidency if he loses the Nov. 5 election, saying “that will be it” in an interview released Sunday. Reuters was mentioned.

Asked if he saw himself running again in four years if he is unsuccessful in his third consecutive bid for the White House, the 78-year-old former president told Sharyl Attkisson’s “Full Measure” program: “No, I don’t .I think that will be — I don’t see that at all.

Trump faces a tight race against Democratic US Vice President Kamala Harris, with polls showing the two necks in key battleground states likely to be decisive in determining the winner, even though Harris has started to lead in national polls.

Trump launched his first bid for re-election in 2020 on the same day he was inaugurated in 2017 and announced his latest bid for the White House two years ago in November 2022.

Trump has continued to falsely blame his 2020 loss to Democratic President Joe Biden on widespread voter fraud and faces federal and state criminal charges for trying to sway the election results. He denies any wrongdoing and has characterized the indictments as a political attack on him, while embracing increasingly dystopian rhetoric should he lose in 2024.

He has also launched several business ventures amid his latest campaign, including Trump Media, NFTs, Trump-branded sneakers, coins, and crypto.

Harris, 59, meanwhile, has cast the race as a critical moment for US democracy, even as she tries to focus on kitchen issues such as the cost to families and housing.

Asked if the four-year hiatus helped him regroup and figure out who he could trust as allies, Trump replied: “It would be easier if I did it … continuously.”

“But the benefit is more than anything, it shows how bad they were,” he added.

Trump, who spoke with Atkison at his Florida resort, also said it was “too early” to make deals with people for any White House cabinet position if he wins in November.