Harris said she was ‘just speaking fact’ after claiming some called her the ‘most qualified candidate ever’ to run for president

When asked by journalist Kara Swisher on Tuesday whether she plans to run for president in 2028, former Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Maybe. Maybe not.”

Former Vice President Kamala Harris hinted at a possible presidential run in 2028 and claimed that some people said she was “the most qualified candidate ever to run for president” during an on-stage interview with journalist Kara Swisher.

When asked by Swisher last week whether she would be running for president in 2028, Harris shrugged and responded, “Maybe. Maybe not,” which prompted cheers from the crowd.

Harris has already bypassed a run for California governor in 2026.

The former vice president was then asked what policies she would focus on either implementing, or rolling back, if she were to be elected president.

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Kamala Harris on “On with Kara Swisher” last week. (Screenshot/On with Kara Swisher)

“It’s much too early to have that conversation, Kara,” Harris responded. “I literally yesterday would not have known that this Department of Justice would have indicted the New York Attorney General, right?”

After taking a quick jab at President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, Harris told Swisher that she believed that the Democratic Party’s current responsibility is to deal with the immediate needs of the American people. She added that, during her time with the Biden administration, she could have approached that goal differently.

“I actually, in reflection, one of the things I would have done differently — and I talk about a few things but one of them on this topic — I really do think we should have done the families piece of ‘Build Back Better’ before we did the infrastructure and the CHIPS Act,” she said.

Earlier in the interview, Harris spoke about her experience running against Trump in 2024, which is covered extensively in her new memoir, “107 Days.”

Harris said she “couldn’t do enough” in the relatively short time she had on the campaign trail. The former vice president stressed that she wanted voters to not only know her background of who she is as a person, but also her professional qualifications.

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Then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Bojangles Coliseum, in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)

Harris reeled off her former titles, including serving as a U.S. Senator from California, the state’s attorney general, and the district attorney of San Francisco.

Swisher interjected, saying, “That’s a decent resume, but go ahead.”

“Well, some people have actually said I was the most qualified candidate ever to run for president,” Harris claimed to applause, adding that she’s “just speaking fact.”