The only reason to think that Trump would seek out a path toward a fourth run is his vanity — which is enough of a reason to make it useful to point out the paths.

The 22nd Amendment says: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."

"I suspect I won't be running again, unless you say, 'he's so good, we've got to figure something else," the president-elect said.

Trump has thrown out the idea of a third White House term before, despite an amendment to the Constitution that established term limits for presidents

President-elect Donald Trump does not appear to be interested in assuaging any concerns about a total pursuit of power. Speaking before the House Republican Conference on Wednesday, the 78-year-old, soon-to-be 47th president openly joked about running for a third term,