Former Vice President Kamala Harris suggested this weekend that she may not be finished with presidential politics \u2014 leaving open the possibility of a third White House bid in 2028, despite two failed attempts and sinking poll numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cI am not done,\u201d Harris said in an interview with the BBC, hinting that she could \u201cpossibly\u201d still become president someday. \u201cI have lived my entire career as a life of service and it\u2019s in my bones,\u201d she added while speaking with British journalist Laura Kuenssberg.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The comments mark Harris\u2019s strongest signal yet that she\u2019s considering another run after losing to President Trump nearly a year ago. While she hasn\u2019t confirmed her intentions, the former Democratic nominee\u2019s remarks come amid renewed media appearances and ongoing speculation about her political future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just last month, Harris told MSNBC that she wasn\u2019t thinking about 2028 \u2014 insisting her focus was elsewhere.
\u201cThat\u2019s not my focus right now. That\u2019s not my focus at all, it really isn\u2019t,\u201d she said, claiming she instead wanted to help Democrats defend vulnerable seats during the midterms.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHarris also floated the idea of running for California governor, though she later announced in July she would not seek to replace outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom, another Democrat rumored to have presidential ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her recent memoir, 107 Days<\/em>, has only fueled speculation about her next moves \u2014 and stirred frustration within her own party. The book recounts her brief 2024 campaign after President Biden dropped out of the race, including her decision to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate and her unsuccessful fight against Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the book, Harris criticizes Biden\u2019s decision to run for reelection, calling it \u201crecklessness\u201d and saying he \u201cgot tired.\u201d The memoir\u2019s release, followed by a high-profile media tour, has drawn mixed reviews from prominent Democrats such as Pete Buttigieg and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who warn the book could divide the party further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite sliding approval ratings, Harris dismissed concerns about her viability.
\u201cIf I listened to polls I would have not run for my first office, or my second office \u2014 and I certainly wouldn\u2019t be sitting here,\u201d she told Kuenssberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDuring her book tour, Harris has returned to attacking the Trump administration, accusing the president of \u201cweaponizing\u201d federal agencies and lacking \u201cguardrails.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cHe said he would weaponize the Department of Justice \u2014 and he has done exactly that,\u201d Harris told the BBC, citing Trump\u2019s actions against several high-profile figures, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, former national security adviser John Bolton, and former FBI Director James Comey.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Harris also criticized what she described as political interference in the media \u2014 referring to the temporary suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel following controversial comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
\u201cYou look at what has happened in terms of how he has weaponized, for example, federal agencies going around after political satirists,\u201d she said. \u201cHis skin is so thin he couldn\u2019t endure criticism from a joke and attempted to shut down an entire media organization in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n