(Politico) — Former president Bill Clinton said Tuesday that presidents should be able to run for a third term so long as they take off some time after their second term.

“I’ve always thought that should be the rule,” he said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “Not to effect me, but [for] anyone else going forward.”

Clinton made the remark in the context of a question posed by former Republican Congressman and show co-host Joe Scarborough, who said that many wished that he could run again.

Earlier in the morning, Clinton said that he does not spend time thinking about whether the country would be better off under the leadership of his wife, Hillary Clinton.

“I don’t think about it,” said Clinton, on NBC’s Today Show. “I deal with the world as it is. I think [Obama’s] done a better job than he’s getting credit for.”