Richard Grenell, who serves as President Trump’s envoy for special missions, is reportedly considering mounting a bid for California governor.
“I talked to the president yesterday,” Grenell told Politico when asked if the recent unrest in California over demonstrations against Trump’s immigration policies have pushed him closer to a run for governor.
He did not offer any details of his conversation with Trump but told the outlet in an interview set to air Sunday that he is waiting to see what former Vice President Kamala Harris decides.
“If Kamala runs, I think there’s a whole bunch of Republicans who are going to have to take a look at it, not just me,” Grenell said. “If she runs, it is going to make me have to take a look at it. Right now, I’m not running for governor.”
Harris, who lost last November’s White House election to now-President Donald Trump, is seriously considering a 2026 bid to succeed term-limited Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom of California.
Additionally, a source in the former vice president’s political orbit confirmed to Fox News that Harris has told allies she will decide by the end of summer on whether to launch a gubernatorial campaign. The news was first reported by Politico.
Harris has not announced whether she will launch a bid for the governor’s mansion in her home state, but early polling shows her leading a hypothetical Democratic primary. A survey released in April from Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill showed Harris leading the field with 31 percent.
A crowded field has emerged on the Democratic side including former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and the state’s Lieutenant Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D).
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