Former Vice President Kamala Harris hinted at another run for political office during a rare public address.
Former Vice President Harris made a surprise appearance at a leadership summit for Black women in California on Thursday
“I’m not going anywhere,” Harris said during her nearly 8-minute speech at the Leading Women Defined gathering.
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Harris did not mention her former campaign rival, Trump, by name during her rare public address, but she remarked on the “fear” felt in “these last few months in our country.”
“There were many things that we knew would happen, many things,” Harris said in a nod to her presidential campaign.
“I’m not here to say, ‘I told you so,’” she said with a smile as the crowd cheered. “I swore I wasn’t going to say that.”
Harris, who represented the Golden State in the Senate from 2017 until becoming vice president in 2021 under former President Biden, is widely thought to be considering a run for California governor in 2026. She’s expected to make a formal decision by the end of the summer.
Early polling has shown that if Harris were to launch a bid, she would be the Democrat front-runner.
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, another ex-Biden official, threw his hat in the ring Wednesday, announcing a gubernatorial campaign in the state. (RELATED: Biden-Harris HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Announces Run For California Governor)
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) also did not rule out a 2028 presidential run during a Wednesday podcast with political analyst Chuck Todd.
When Todd pressed Fetterman on “The Chuck ToddCast” about whether he would run for the White House, the senator indicated he was unsure about whether he was paving the way for another independent-minded Democrat or considering his own bid.
“I know we’re wrapping up, so I’m going to make you answer the ’28 question,” Todd said. “What would it take to get you to run for president?”
“I am focusing right now on just the burgeoning kinds of chaos and trying to find a balance and find a way forward,” Fetterman replied. “And, you know, doing things that I know that will anger parts of my base. I hope that there is room in my party for someone who wants that kind of truth.”
Todd pressed further, asking if Fetterman was attempting to “plow a path forward for somebody like that” or if he wanted to “take the path” himself.
“I don’t know,” Fetterman responded before Todd cut him off, noting the senator was “not saying no” to a potential run.
“I’m not afraid of being honest. And now if there is going to be blowback or I’m punished, I get that. But for me, I think it’s more important to be honest and to describe the danger of where we possibly are at,” Fetterman responded. “And we have to stop and think before we make another significant mistake that’s even more and more difficult to come back from.”
Todd told the senator he would mark Fetterman “as not a no for ’28.”
“What I’m saying is that there will be a 2028,” the senator responded.
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A Washington Post analysis from January this year listed Fetterman as one of “12 Democrats who make the most sense for 2028,” citing his independence within the Democratic Party.
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Did she ACTUALLY say something? BOOZED up as usual, it appears.