Overview
- On the Pod Save America podcast, the former CNN anchor said he would consider a future bid for president if the right opportunity came.
- He said he has no current aim to seek office and worries a campaign would bring heavy scrutiny of his past words and life.
- He argued that race and gender shape how candidates are judged, saying white men face looser standards than women and minorities.
- He said an independent run would be difficult and that a viable path would likely require joining the Democratic Party.
- Earlier this year, he was arrested while reporting at a St. Paul church protest and later pleaded not guilty to charges tied to religious freedom at a place of worship.