Former Vice President Harris signaled on Saturday that she is leaving the door open to launching a 2028 presidential bid — which would mark her third attempt at securing the Oval Office.

“I am not done,” Harris said in an interview with BBC, adding that she could “possibly” still be president one day.

“I have lived my entire career as a life of service and it’s in my bones,” she told British journalist Laura Kuenssberg.

This is the strongest hint that Harris could make a comeback bid after losing to President Trump nearly a year ago, though the former Democratic nominee said she has yet to make up her mind.

In an interview with MSNBC last month, the former vice president said she was not focused on 2028.

“That’s not my focus right now. That’s not my focus at all, it really isn’t,” Harris said, adding that she instead wanted to use her time to help vulnerable Democrats hold onto their seats during the midterm elections.

The former vice president also reportedly weighed a bid for California governor. Harris announced in July that she would not seek to replace term limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.), who has also been floated as a potential 2028 presidential contender.

Speculation around her next moves has only been exacerbated since last month’s release of her memoir “107 Days” which detailed Harris’s brief 2024 campaign after former President Biden withdrew from the race, and her subsequent media tour.

In one excerpt, she suggested Biden’s decision to run for reelection amounted to “recklessness” and that he “got tired.” She also outlines her thought process behind picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to join the ticket as her running mate and includes analysis around her uphill battle against Trump after Biden stepped aside.

The book has received mixed reviews from many seen as potential allies, including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Many Democrats have aired frustration with Harris over some of the revelations in her memoir, arguing that it could cause division at the worst possible time for the party.

While recent polling has shown support waning for the former vice president, Harris brushed off the concerns on Saturday.

“If I listened to polls I would have not run for my first office, or my second office — and I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here,” she told Kuenssberg.

During her book tour, Harris also lashed out at the Trump administration. Earlier this month, she condemned many of the president’s executive actions since returning to the Oval Office and argued that Trump lacks “guardrails.”

In the BBC interview, she elaborated on the comment, making reference to indictments of his perceived political rivals, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, former national security adviser John Bolton and former FBI Director James Comey.

“He said he would weaponize the Department of Justice — and he has done exactly that,” she said Saturday, while also pointing to the brief suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel following comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“You look at what has happened in terms of how he has weaponized, for example, federal agencies going around after political satirists…,” she continued later. “His skin is so thin he couldn’t endure criticism from a joke and attempted to shut down an entire media organization in the process.”

The full BBC interview is set to air Sunday at 5 p.m. EDT.

Kamala Harris says she ‘possibly’ could run for president again

The former vice president previously said her near future would not be in “elected office” but has not ruled out a third bid for the White House.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she could run for the White House again in the future.

“I am not done,” Harris told the BBC on Saturday, saying she could “possibly” still be president one day, her strongest suggestion yet that she was considering a third bid for the White House.

“I have lived my entire career as a life of service, and it’s in my bones,” she said.

Harris lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race just 107 days before Election Day.

In her memoir about her campaign, titled “107 Days,” Harris had signaled that she would not seek high office in the near future, suggesting that changing the system from within isn’t possible.

“I’ll no longer sit in DC in the grandeur of the ceremonial office. I will be with the people, in towns and communities where I can listen to their ideas on how we rebuild trust, empathy, and a government worthy of the ideals of this country,” she wrote.

But Harris told the BBC her young nieces would see a female president “within their lifetime for sure.” Asked if it could be her, she replied, “Possibly.”

Asked about polls that show her as an outsider to win a possible Democratic primary, she replied: “There are all kinds of polls that will tell you a variety of things. I’ve never listened to polls.”

“I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here,” she added.

In the memoir, Harris reflected on Biden’s decision to run for re-election and on his abrupt decision to suspend his campaign and endorse her, calling it “recklessness.”

She wrote that the “stakes were simply too high” to leave it up to Biden to make a “personal decision.”

The book also recounted her decision-making process for choosing a running mate, where she detailed why several prominent Democrats, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, didn’t make the ticket.

Kelly, speaking to NBC News’ “Meet the Press” earlier this month, said that Harris could be an “incredibly strong” candidate in 2028, but noted that he expects a crowded presidential primary field on both sides of the aisle in three years.

“I think you’re going to have, you know, a dozen, if not more, folks running probably on either side,” he said.

Harris also called Trump a “tyrant” during the BBCinterview, and said predictions she had made on the campaign trail about the likely impact of his administration had come true.

In July, Harris ruled out a run for governor of California in 2026 to replace the term-limited Gavin Newsom, saying she gave “serious thought” to the issue, but “after deep reflection, I’ve decided that I will not run for Governor in this election.”

“For now, my leadership — and public service — will not be in elected office,” she said at the time.

 

Trump calls Sherrill ‘fake and corrupt’ as New Jersey governor’s race heats up

President Trump on Friday blasted New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Mikie Sherill (D) for being “fake and corrupt” during a telephone rally in support of GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli, as early voting was set to begin Saturday.

“Mikie, as they call her — the only thing she’s got is an unusual name, other than that she’s terrible,” Trump said, according to Politico.

“Mikie Sherrill looks [like] such an innocent name, but her energy policies would send your prices soaring and make New Jersey even more expensive than it already is,” he added later.

The president said if the Democratic lawmaker is elected governor, New Jersey will go in a “death spiral.”

Trump praised Ciattarelli on his policy proposal to lower energy costs and referred to him as a “great candidate.”

“Jack is going to be great and he’s going to cut your energy bills in half, and she’s going to double your energy bills so New Jersey, just on energy bills alone … on energy alone, I think Jack should win,” Trump said, per The Associated Press.

After he returns from his trip to Asia, the president said he will “be out campaigning for Jack.”

Trump endorsed Ciattarelli in May. The Department of Justice (DOJ) also announced Friday that it will send monitors to voting centers in New Jersey — and California — during the off-year elections.

Sherill leads Ciattarelli by five points, according to a Rutgers University-Eagleton poll released Thursday. She leads with support from 50 percent of likely voters, with Ciattarelli at 45 percent. Another 3 percent told pollsters that they do not support either candidate or plan to vote for someone else. Just 2 percent said they were unsure.

The survey also found Trump to be playing a significant role in the election, with 52 percent of voters calling him a “major factor.” About 34 percent said he’s not a factor at all, according to the results.

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin (D) acknowledged earlier this month that New Jersey “is the best place, probably, for Donald Trump to actually stop the Democratic momentum.”

“I don’t care if we overperform or underperform,” Martin told Politico Playbook. “What I care about is making sure we win. At the end of the day, we know that the Republicans are feeling very bullish about their chances in New Jersey for a whole host of reasons, right?”

He pointed to Ciattarelli’s loss to term limited Gov. Phil Murphy by 3 points in 2021.

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