LONDON — Former U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris says she is not finished with politics and is seriously considering another run for the presidency in 2028, telling the BBC that she still believes a woman will one day occupy the White House — and that it could “possibly” be her.
In her first U.K. interview since last year’s election loss to Donald Trump, Harris spoke candidly with journalist Laura Kuenssberg about her future, her regrets, and the state of American democracy. “I am not done,” she declared. “I have lived my entire career as a life of service, and it’s in my bones.”
Pressed on whether she planned to seek the Democratic nomination again, Harris said she hadn’t made a formal decision but was keeping the door open. “My grandnieces will, in their lifetime, for sure, see a woman president,” she said. “Asked if it would be her, Harris smiled and replied, ‘Possibly.’”
Harris also lashed out at Donald Trump, calling him a “tyrant” and arguing that her campaign warnings about his authoritarian tendencies had been vindicated. “He said he would weaponize the Department of Justice — and he has done exactly that,” she said, citing the recent suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel after a joke critical of Trump, which she described as evidence of “thin-skinned” leadership and political retaliation.
“There are many who have capitulated since day one,” Harris said, accusing corporate and political elites of “bending the knee at the foot of a tyrant” for personal gain or power.
The White House responded sharply, dismissing her remarks. Spokesperson Abigail Jackson said Harris should “take the hint” from her landslide defeat, claiming that “the American people don’t care about her absurd lies.”
Harris’s comments come amid deep soul-searching within the Democratic Party following Trump’s decisive victory a year ago. Many in the party have faulted former President Joe Biden for not stepping aside sooner to allow Harris more time to build her campaign. Her new memoir, “107 Days,” chronicles the brief and chaotic window she had to mount a presidential bid after Biden’s withdrawal.
Reflecting on the loss, Harris said the campaign’s short timeframe was a major factor. “It was almost impossible to win,” she said, noting that the popular vote was separated by less than two percentage points — though Trump won decisively in the Electoral College.
Despite the bruising defeat, Harris remains defiant and optimistic about her political future. “If I had listened to polls,” she said, “I would never have run for my first office, or my second — and I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here.”
Her remarks mark the clearest indication yet that the former vice-president is preparing for a political comeback — one aimed at reclaiming the Democratic mantle and, perhaps, making history as the first woman to serve as President of the United States.
The full interview airs Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at 9 a.m. GMT (5 a.m. EST) on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One.