Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticePresident Donald Trump seems to have finally given up on his pipe dream of serving an illegal third term as president. However, when asked by a reporter Tuesday night at Joint Base Andrews if he was “serious” about seeking a third term, Trump seemed to waver. open image in gallery President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that while he’d love to run for a third term as president, the law prohibiting it ‘is very strong’ ( AFP/Getty )The reporter tried to press the president, asking, “Is that a no?” The president was at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday night after he returned from attending a Patriots Game in Ohio.