Kamala Harris: Trump is a tyrant. “I am considering running for president again”

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday in an interview for the BBC that she is considering running for president again in 2028. She described current President Donald Trump, to whom she lost the race for the White House last year, as a “tyrant”.

In an interview with the British station, Harris said that her great-granddaughters “will definitely see a woman as the United States' presenter in their lifetime.” When asked if she would be a candidate for this position, she replied that it was “possible”. According to the BBC, this is confirmation that the politician is considering running in the elections again.

Harris added that she had not made a decision on this matter yet, but emphasized that she still linked her future with politics. – I'm not done yet. (…) My entire career has been service (to the state) and it is in my blood – she said.

At the same time, she admitted that her predictions about “Donald Trump's fascist behavior and his authoritarian rule have come true.” “He said he was going to make the Justice Department his weapon, and that's exactly what he did,” Harris noted.

BBC interviewee criticized American business leaders for, in her opinion, giving in too easily to the demands of the American leader. – There are many (…) who capitulated on the first day (of Trump's presidency), who bend their knees before this tyrant. I think that many do it, among other things, because they want to be close to the authorities, because they want to obtain approval for (financial) mergers or to avoid an investigation, she said.

Kamala Harris' visit to the UK is related to the promotion of her book “107 Days”. The title refers to her time campaigning after then-President Joe Biden withdrew from the race after months of speculation about his health. London was the first stop outside the USA, where the politician promoted her book.

When asked about the defeat in the race for the White House, instead of delving into the analysis, as the BBC noted, Harris responded that her campaign started so late that winning was virtually impossible. She added that she had too little time to present her own proposals on basic issues, such as housing or child care.

In the 2024 presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump won the popular vote with 77.13 million votes (49.9%), 2.4 million votes more than his rival, Democrat Kamala Harris (48.3%).

Marta Zabłocka (PAP)

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