Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she may once again seek the White House, telling the BBC that a 2028 presidential bid is “possible” as she reflected on her loss to President Donald Trump last year.
In her first UK interview, Harris said she remains confident that America will eventually elect a woman president — and that it could still be her, BBC reported.
“I am not done,” Harris said in the interview with Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. “I have lived my entire career as a life of service, and it’s in my bones.”
Harris’s remarks mark her strongest indication yet that she’s considering another run for president after Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in 2024.
Asked directly if she could one day be president, Harris replied, “Possibly.” She added that her grandnieces would “for sure” see a woman in the White House in their lifetime.
Harris dismissed polls placing her as a longshot for the 2028 Democratic nomination — even trailing Hollywood actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — saying she has never been guided by polling numbers.
“If I listened to polls, I would not have run for my first office or my second office — and I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here,” Harris said.
The interview comes as Democrats continue to debate what went wrong in 2024. Many have blamed former President Joe Biden for refusing to step aside sooner amid concerns about his age and mental sharpness. Others argue Harris herself failed to connect with voters on the economy — the top issue of the campaign.
Harris, who has just released her new memoir, “107 Days,” about the final stretch of her campaign after Biden’s withdrawal, declined to say whether she thought she would have won had Biden exited earlier.
“That’s unknowable,” she said. “The great ‘if’ that could have changed the fate of America.”
Harris also renewed her attacks on Trump, calling him a “tyrant” and claiming her warnings about his behavior have been proven correct.
“He said he would weaponize the Department of Justice — and he has done exactly that,” she said.
The former vice president pointed to the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel by ABC after a joke about right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk’s death, claiming it showed Trump’s thin-skinned intolerance for criticism.
“You look at what has happened in terms of how he has weaponized, for example, federal agencies going after political satirists,” Harris said. “His skin is so thin he couldn’t endure criticism from a joke.”
Harris also accused corporate and institutional leaders of “bending the knee at the foot of a tyrant,” saying many were motivated by self-interest.
“There are many who have capitulated since day one because they want to be next to power — maybe to have a merger approved or avoid an investigation,” she said.
The White House dismissed Harris’s remarks, with spokeswoman Abigail Jackson telling reporters, “When Kamala Harris lost the election in a landslide, she should’ve taken the hint — the American people don’t care about her absurd lies.”
“Or maybe she did take the hint,” Jackson added, “and that’s why she’s continuing to air her grievances to foreign publications.”
In the BBC interview, Harris acknowledged that the 2024 defeat had been “traumatizing” for her campaign team but insisted that she is not finished with public service.
“My God, my God, what will happen to our country?” she repeated when Trump’s victory became clear.
While she emphasized she has not yet made a final decision, Harris’s candor marked a shift from her earlier, more cautious remarks.
Having been bruised by a narrow popular vote loss — but a decisive defeat in the Electoral College — Harris appears determined to keep her political future alive.
Whether she can rebuild credibility within a divided Democratic Party remains uncertain. But as she left her London interview, Harris made one thing clear: she is not closing the door on 2028.