Kamala Harris Stuns Colbert With Candid Admission: ‘To Hear You Say That ... Is Harrowing'
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“But it’s also evident, isn’t it?” the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate asked “The Late Show” host.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday surprised “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert with her “very candid” reason for not wanting to be a public servant right now.
Harris, who announced this week that she wouldn’t run for California governor, recalled her long career in public office and said: “I just, for now, I don’t want to go back in the system. I think it’s broken.”
The 2024 Democratic presidential candidate acknowledged the “many good people” in the public sector and said she “always believed that as fragile as our democracy is, our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles.”
But amid President Donald Trump’s second term, she said, “I think right now that they’re not as strong as they need to be and I just don’t want to, for now, I don’t want to go back in the system. I want to travel the country. I want to listen to people, I want to talk with people and I don’t want it to be transactional, where I’m asking for their vote.”
Colbert said: “To hear you say that it’s broken, to hear you say that our systems aren’t strong enough, is harrowing.”
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