"I suspect I won't be running again, unless you do something," Trump reportedly told his GOP colleagues in the House, as they met ahead of congressional leadership elections. "Unless you say, He's so good, we have to just figure it out.'"

Those in the room later said the president-elect was only kidding. The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution specifies that presidents can only serve up to two full terms.

"That was a joke. It was clearly a joke," Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee told The Hill. "I leaned over to somebody beside me, [Arizona Rep.] Andy Biggs, and I said, that'll be the headlines tomorrow, Trump trying to thwart the Constitution,' which " there's nothing further from the truth."

I'm sure the bold part will age well /s