--- title: Kamala Harris Hints at Presidential Run to Stephen Colbert description: Sen. Kamala Harris added fuel to the speculation over whether she will run for president in 2020 in an appearance on The Late Show canonical: https://time.com/5500336/kamala-harris-presidential-run-stephen-colbert/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-11T20:09:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T22:28:44.100Z article:section: Politics og:title: Sen. Kamala Harris Hints at Presidential Run to Stephen Colbert on 'The Late Show' og:description: Sen. Kamala Harris added fuel to the speculation over whether she will run for president in 2020 in an appearance on The Late Show og:url: https://time.com/5500336/kamala-harris-presidential-run-stephen-colbert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc8f8ea76ac8dc66/698943184ee2625b65313ca9/kamala-harris-colbert-presidential-run.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Democratic Senators Speak About Their Legislative Agenda To A Meeting Of Al Sharpton's National Action Network In DC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sen. Kamala Harris Hints at Presidential Run to Stephen Colbert on 'The Late Show' twitter:description: Sen. Kamala Harris added fuel to the speculation over whether she will run for president in 2020 in an appearance on The Late Show twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc8f8ea76ac8dc66/698943184ee2625b65313ca9/kamala-harris-colbert-presidential-run.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Sen. Kamala Harris Hints at Presidential Run to Stephen Colbert on _The Late Show_ by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 11, 2019 8:09 PM CUT  Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) attends a post-midterm election meeting of Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network in the Kennedy Caucus Room at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill November 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) attends a post-midterm election meeting of Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network in the Kennedy Caucus Room at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill November 13, 2018 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 11, 2019 8:09 PM CUT California Sen. Kamala Harris added fuel to the speculation over whether she will run for president in 2020 in an appearance on _The Late Show_. Colbert directly asked Harris, who appeared on his show Thursday, if she had plans to run for president. “I might,” Harris said, smiling and nodding, before breaking out into laughter. “All right, there you go,” Colbert said. “There’s your headline right there.” Colbert addressed reports that Harris plans to announce a presidential run on Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Jan. 21\. “Should I keep my schedule open that day?” he asked. “Well, we should always honor the great Martin Luther King,” Harris responded. While Harris has not confirmed plans to run, she is widely considered to be a [potential 2020 candidate](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/23/the-top-15-democratic-presidential-candidates-for-2020-ranked-2/?noredirect=on&utm%5Fterm=.a9044cc7702a "undefined"), along with Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren became the first major Democratic candidate for 2020 when she announced her run in December. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5500336/kamala-harris-presidential-run-stephen-colbert/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5500336/kamala-harris-presidential-run-stephen-colbert/"},"headline":"Sen. Kamala Harris Hints at Presidential Run to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show","datePublished":"2019-01-11T20:09:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T22:28:44.100Z","description":"Sen. 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