Vice President Kamala Harris has spent much of the past week in Hawaii after losing the presidential election earlier this month and is possibly laying the groundwork for a political comeback.
Harris has told allies and friends that she is “staying in the fight” and is keeping open the possibility of running for governor of California in 2026 or president in 2028, according to a report from Politico.
The outgoing vice president is set to use the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season to decide on her next steps, beginning with her escape from Washington, D.C., to the Aloha State this past week. The report also claims she will speak out against President-elect Donald Trump, who defeated her in all seven swing states in the election less than three weeks ago, and reaffirm herself as the Democratic Party’s leader.
“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.
Harris will still have two public events before she leaves the Naval Observatory on Jan. 20, 2025. She will oversee the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, which will affirm her loss to Trump, along with her departure