<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Former US vice president </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/kamala-harris" rel="" target="" title="Kamala Harris"><span>Kamala Harris</span></a><span> has hinted she could make another bid for the White House in an interview with the BBC, saying she would "possibly" be president one day and expressing confidence that America will see a woman in the Oval Office in the future.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Harris marked her clearest indication yet that she might launch another </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/us-election" rel="" target="" title="presidential campaign in 2028"><span>presidential campaign in 2028</span></a><span>, following her 2024 defeat to now-president </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span>, during an interview with BBC's Laura Kuenssberg which will air on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I am not done," the former vice president said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/movie-technology-led-volume-screen-melbourne-hollywood/059e2b06-4003-47d8-be42-78fee62eedca" rel="" target="" title="The futuristic green screen set bringing Hollywood to our shores"><strong><span>The futuristic green screen set bringing Hollywood to our shores</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I have lived my entire career as a life of service and it's in my bones," she added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reflecting on the possibility of running again, Harris told the BBC that her grandnieces would "in their lifetime, for sure" see a woman president.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Possibly," Harris said, when asked whether that woman could be her, confirming that she is still weighing her political future.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/kamala-harris-hints-at-another-presidential-run/e163e1e7-682a-4c0c-ba3c-7edf271fcfa2" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Harris however, emphasised that she has not made a final decision but continues to view herself as an active player in US politics.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Addressing polls that place her behind others for the Democratic ticket, Harris said she pays little attention to such numbers, saying, "If I listened to polls I would have not run for my first office, or my second office — and I certainly wouldn't be sitting here."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Harris further argued that her predictions about Trump's authoritarian tendencies have been proven right: "He said he would weaponise the Department of Justice — and he has done exactly that."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The former vice president went on to cite the short suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel by ABC after comments about Charlie Kirk's death. The president celebrated the suspension at the time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You look at what has happened in terms of how he has weaponised, for example, federal agencies going around after political satirists. His skin is so thin he couldn't endure criticism from a joke and attempted to shut down an entire media organisation in the process."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Harris also criticised American business leaders and institutions she believes have been too quick to yield to Trump's authority.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are many, that have capitulated since day one, who are bending the knee at the foot of a tyrant, I believe for many reasons, including they want to be next to power, because they want to perhaps have a merger approved or avoid an investigation," she told the BBC.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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