White House Post Hints Third Trump Term With Coded Number
The White House posted an image on January 14, 2026, depicting President Donald Trump as a character in the 2016 video game Stardew Valley, celebrating the administration’s promotion of whole milk. The post included a gold counter reading “45464748,” which social media users identified as potentially referencing Trump serving as the 45th, 46th, 47th, and 48th president.
Internet users flagged the numerical sequence as a hidden allusion to a third presidential term. X user “Eris,” a video game enthusiast with nearly 10,000 followers, posted: “The gold is signaling the 3rd term.” The observation gained traction, accumulating nearly 500,000 views and prompting additional scrutiny from other commentators questioning the timing and intent of the imagery.
Trump has repeatedly suggested the possibility of serving beyond two terms, contradicting the 22nd Amendment, which constitutionally prohibits presidents from serving more than two terms. In March 2025, Trump stated: “No, I’m not joking. I’m not joking. There are methods which you could do it, as you know,” when directly asked about running for a third term.
Steve Bannon, Trump’s former White House chief strategist, has publicly encouraged Trump to pursue a third term and has promoted multiple debunked legal theories supporting such a run. The White House’s decision to include the specific numerical sequence in an otherwise routine social media post aligns with Trump’s ongoing promotion of indefinite tenure in office.