Chris Coons Ducks And Weaves When Asked If He Would Support Kamala Harris In 2028

Democratic Delaware Sen. Chris Coons sidestepped a question on Wednesday when Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked him if he would back former Vice President Kamala Harris if she planned to run for president again in 2028.

Harris announced on X Wednesday that she would not be entering the race to become governor of California following reports she was deliberating her political future and whether she would seek the governorship or make another attempt at the White House in 2028. On “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” MacCallum asked Coons if he would “encourage her to run for president again” if she sought his counsel and whether he would “be supportive if she wanted to run for the Democratic nomination in 2028,” but he did not answer and pivoted to other topics.

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“Martha, 2028 is a long way off. And first we need to focus on the challenges right in front of us here in Congress,” Coons said. “Our president, Donald Trump, and his OMB director are trying very hard to shut this government down, and on a bipartisan basis, those of us who are appropriators are trying to keep it open and trying to do our job and meet the needs of the American people — keeping costs down and keeping the national defense strong and investing in health care.”

“And that’s in contrast with a president who wants to take away health care from millions of Americans,” he continued. “That’s the issue right in front of us. 2028 is literally years away.”

Harris wrote in her statement that she was excited to work on “helping elect Democrats” nationwide and “sharing more details in the months ahead” regarding what she intends to do in the future.