The former president is currently seeking a second term in the Oval Office
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Former President Trump indicated during an interview Sunday that he would not make a run for the Oval Office in 2028 if his current bid falls short in November.
Trump was a guest on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “Full Measure,” hosted by Sharyl Attkisson, which aired Sunday morning.
At the end of the interview, Attkisson asked Trump if he was not successful in his bid for president in November, could he see himself running again in four years?
“No, I don’t. No, I don’t. I think that that will be, that will be it. I don’t see that at all,” the former president answered. “I think that hopefully we’re gonna be successful.”
Republican presidential nominee former President Trump speaks during a rally last week in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Trump, 78, is on his third run for president, having beaten Hillary Clinton for the Commander in Chief seat in 2016, and losing to President Biden in 2020. He now faces Vice President Kamala Harris for a second term in office.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Trump campaign for clarification on the former president’s comments. The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on Trump’s statements.
With over six weeks to go until Election Day on Nov. 5, and early voting and absentee balloting already underway in many states, public opinion polls indicate that the race in key battleground states remains close.
Former President Trump and VP Kamala Harris on the campaign trail.
The polls also show Harris has a healthy advantage among voters when it comes to the issue of abortion, while Trump has a similar lead on border and immigration issues.
When it comes to the economy, polls show that it remains the top concern for American voters as they prepare to cast their ballots in November.
A Fox News national poll that took place after the debates showcased that 39% of voters surveyed said the economy was their most pressing issue, significantly more than immigration (16%) and abortion (15%). All other issues were in the single digits.
Immigrants line up after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Lukeville, Ariz. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Trump spoke with Attkisson about several issues, including his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which he said he did “an amazing job” managing.
“I never got the credit for it. Remember that more people died under Biden-Harris than died under Trump,” he said. “And they had a much easier time because when it came in here, nobody knew what it was. It came from the Wuhan labs, which I always said. But nobody really knew what it was, where it came from…nothing. They knew nothing, and we got hit.”
Trump also stated that he got credit with the military and for knocking out ISIS, saying, “we rebuilt the military.”
Former President Trump raises his fist as he departs a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum, Wednesday, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
After discussing his accomplishments, Attkisson asked him about his health routine.
“I used to play golf a little bit…but it seems to be quite a dangerous sport, in retrospect,” Trump said, referring to a recent incident where a man hid in the bushes with a gun before being shot at by Secret Service and fleeing. The man was later arrested, and the matter is being handled as an assassination attempt on Trump.
“I try and eat properly,” Trump told Attkisson, returning to her question.
The host mentioned that she thought he ate hamburgers and drank soda, to which Trump acknowledged he did.
“But proper hamburgers,” he said. “But I like, perhaps, all the wrong food. But then I say, ‘does anybody know what the right food is?”
He continued, saying people lectured him for years on what to eat, and they’re gone because they passed away.
“And here I am,” Trump said. “So, I’m not sure I wanna make too many changes.”
Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.