Kamala Harris Reveals 2028 Plans In Head-Turning Interview
Former Vice President Kamala Harris insisted she is not eyeing a 2028 White House run, even after stepping away from the California governor’s race.
In a Sept. 22 interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Harris was pressed on whether she would mount another presidential campaign.
“That’s not my focus right now. That’s not my focus at all. It really isn’t,” Harris replied.
The comments come just months after Harris announced she would not run for governor, saying she would instead work to elect Democrats “who will fight fearlessly” nationwide.
Harris’ new memoir, 107 Days, released the following day, offers a behind-the-scenes look at her failed 2024 campaign and levels sharp criticism at her former boss, Joe Biden.
In one explosive passage, revealed by Fox News host Jesse Watters, Harris claimed Biden phoned her on the eve of a debate with then-President Donald Trump — not to encourage her, but to berate her over grumblings from Philadelphia donors. Biden allegedly warned her that criticism attributed to her was putting financial support at risk.
Maddow: Well, you consider running in 2028.
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“I just couldn’t understand why he would call me right now and make it all about himself,” Harris wrote, blasting Biden for distracting her at a pivotal moment.
She also argued Biden’s decision to seek reelection was “reckless,” though she admitted she kept up the appearance of confidence in his ability to serve.
Her memoir also takes aim at Biden’s communications team. Harris claimed that despite having Karine Jean-Pierre briefing the press daily, the White House rarely defended her from media attacks.
“When Fox News attacked me on everything from my laugh, the tone of my voice, to whom I’d dated in my 20s, or claimed I was a ‘DEI hire,’ the White House rarely pushed back with any of my actual resume,” Harris wrote.
Critics say the memoir is less about reflection and more about shifting blame. Harris portrays her defeat as the fault of party missteps rather than her own campaign.
“The stakes were simply too high,” she argued in excerpts published by The Atlantic. “This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition.”
But some Democrats — including Biden allies and former staffers — aren’t buying it.
“No one wants to hear your pity party,” one former staffer told Politico.
Another aide blasted Harris for airing grievances now, saying, “Maybe what is even more painful is that we needed more of this distinction and acknowledgement during the campaign. … I’m most offended by this being too little, too late.”
Harris may be downplaying 2028 ambitions, but her new book has reopened old wounds inside the Democratic Party, setting the stage for more intraparty friction in the years ahead.