Overview
- Kamala Harris told the BBC she “might” run for president in 2028 and said “I’m not finished,” using her book tour to reemerge and sharply criticize President Donald Trump.
- The White House, via spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, dismissed Harris’s comments and said she should accept her 2024 defeat, calling her claims “absurd lies.”
- California Governor Gavin Newsom said on CBS he will seriously consider a 2028 bid after the 2026 midterms, reinforcing his role as a prominent Democratic foil to Trump.
- Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One he would not pursue a vice‑presidential run in 2028 but said he would “love” a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment’s two‑term limit.
- Steve Bannon asserted in The Economist that “there is a plan” for Trump to secure a third term, a claim offered without specifics that has intensified legal and institutional concerns.