Kamala Harris says ‘I’m not done’ with politics

Kamala Harris gave her first exclusive British interview on the BBC’s ‘Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg’. During the conversation with the titular host, she spoke about the current and future states of American politics and her role in it. The former vice president and presidential candidate says, “I’m not done yet. I’ve lived my entire career as a life of service, and it’s in my bones.”

Harris, who served as a senator and district attorney in California before becoming the 49th vice president under Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025, has worked in politics for decades. As the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election, she took on Republican candidate Donald Trump, warning voters of his potential dangers during her campaign.

Although Harris lost the election to Trump, she stands by her rhetoric. “I was asked if he was a fascist, and I said ‘yes’. The reason is because I look at what’s happening now,” Harris says. “It’s what I predicted. He said he would arm the Justice Department and that’s exactly what he did.”

She calls the US president a “tyrant,” citing “how he has, for example, armed federal agencies that go after political satirists.” She also noted how the FCC went after Disney in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s comments after Charlie Kirk’s murder. “His skin is so thin that he couldn’t take the criticism of a joke and tried to shut down an entire media organization in the process,” she says.

Harris was the first female vice president of the US and, if elected, would have been the first female president. She says her second cousins ​​would see a female president “certainly in their lifetime.” When asked if it would be her, she said “possibly,” suggesting a new candidate for the highest office, although she has not officially committed to that decision.

Some polls currently place Harris as an outsider looking to gain a place on the Democratic ticket in 2028. However, Harris brushes this off, saying, “I’ve never listened to polls. If I had listened to polls, I wouldn’t have been running for my first office, or my second office, and I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here.”

The full interview will air on the BBC on Sunday at 9am.