Kamala Harris Discusses Leadership and Future Plans

During a recent appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” former Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a question about leadership within the Democratic Party. This was one of her first interviews since her loss in the 2024 presidential election. Colbert’s inquiry prompted a somewhat convoluted response from Harris.

“There are a lot of leaders,” she started, with Colbert interrupting her. “There are Democratic leaders in general. Ah, that’s the Democratic leader,” she added.

Harris expressed some hesitation in naming specific leaders. “I’m not going to go through the name because I’m going to leave someone out and hear about it,” she explained. “Let me say this. I think it’s wrong for us to want to just get through this and move on. It’s really all on our shoulders. That’s really true.”

During the show, she also mentioned her colleague, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who recently took a stand against legislation backed by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto, and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley. Harris seemed to echo Booker’s sentiments, praising her own performance during a previous debate with Trump and reflecting on her “predictions” regarding political developments.

“Let me say this. You’re right that I predicted a lot of it. But Stephen, what I didn’t expect was the surrender. I didn’t predict that,” she remarked. “This President’s rollover,” she added.

“Perhaps people who have experienced things like this are naive, but on one level, there must be many who believe they are guardians of our system and our democracy, which seems to have surrendered,” Harris continued. “I didn’t see it coming.”

Harris recently confirmed that she would not pursue a run for governor in California, but she hinted at the possibility of running for president again in 2028.