California governor? Another White House run? Kamala Harris unsure of next steps after losing election: report

Vice President Kamala Harris is searching for the adjacent steps successful her governmental vocation aft losing the election, immoderate erstwhile aides told Politico.

"She is not idiosyncratic who makes rash decisions. She takes, sometimes, a painfully agelong clip to marque decisions. So I would beauteous overmuch warrant you she has nary thought what her adjacent determination is," erstwhile Harris adjutant Brian Brokaw told Politico.

Harris has maintained a debased illustration aft losing to President-elect Donald Trump. She arrived successful Kalaoa, Hawaii, connected Tuesday for a abrogation from her run docket and duties arsenic vice president. 

Everything from moving for politician successful her location authorities of California to different statesmanlike tally could beryllium connected the table. Current California Gov. Gavin Newsom cannot question different word successful 2026 and reportedly has White House aspirations of his own.

HARRIS DISAPPEARS FROM SPOTLIGHT, VACATIONS IN HAWAII AFTER ELECTION LOSS

Vice President Kamala Harris is searching for adjacent steps successful her governmental vocation aft losing the election, according to erstwhile Harris aides.  (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

"Could she tally for governor? Yes. Do I deliberation she wants to tally for governor? Probably not. Could she win? Definitely. Would she similar the job? I don’t know. Could she tally for president again? Yes," Brokaw told Politico. 

"Would she person a full clump of skepticism from the outset, due to the fact that she has tally successful a full-length Democratic primary wherever [in 2019] she didn’t adjacent marque it agelong capable to beryllium successful the Iowa caucus, and past she was the nominee this year?"

Some erstwhile aides accidental that Harris has constricted clip and governmental superior to determine whether she wants to tally for office. 

"She doesn’t person to determine if she wants to tally for thing again successful the adjacent six months," 1 erstwhile Harris run adjutant told Politico. "The earthy happening to bash would beryllium to acceptable up immoderate benignant of entity that would springiness her the accidental to question and springiness speeches and sphere her governmental relationships."

Another idiosyncratic successful Harris' orbit emphasized that clip is moving abbreviated for Harris to marque a decision. 

"There volition beryllium a tendency to perceive her voice, and determination won’t beryllium a vacuum for long," a idiosyncratic adjacent to Harris reportedly said. 

PRESIDENT BIDEN ADMITS PRESSURE FROM DEMOCRATS CONTRIBUTED TO DECISION TO DROP OUT

The timing of the vice president’s travel to Hawaii pursuing her nonaccomplishment has generated questions, particularly amid reports that the Harris run spent $1.5 cardinal successful 15 weeks.  (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The timing of the vice president’s travel to Hawaii pursuing her nonaccomplishment has generated questions, particularly since immoderate Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffers person been amazed by abrupt layoffs amid reports that the Harris run spent $1.5 cardinal successful 15 weeks connected a losing effort.

White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre defended the Harris abrogation during a Thursday briefing, arguing determination was thing "wrong" with the vice president taking a vacation.

"The vice president has taken clip disconnected to spell walk clip with her family. I don’t deliberation there’s thing incorrect with that. I deliberation she deserves immoderate clip to beryllium with her household and to person immoderate downtime. She has worked precise hard implicit – for the past 4 years, and her taking a mates of days to beryllium with her family, bully for her. Good for her," Jean-Pierre said.

Fox News' Michael Lee contributed to this report. 

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