President Donald Trump is fanning speculation he will run for a third term to keep his MAGA base engaged, according to strategists who believe their turnout will be important to Republicans’ performance in the midterm elections next year.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has repeatedly brought the national conversation back to whether he will run again, declining to rule out the possibility when reporters ask and, in some cases, bringing it up unprompted. Last month, he presented “Trump 2028” baseball hats to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) during their one and only meeting at the White House regarding the government shutdown.