Sen. John Kennedy not ruling out White House bid

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday said he wouldn’t rule out a White House bid after nearly a decade in the upper chamber.

His second term is set to end in January 2029.

“I’m planning on running for the United States Senate. But if you’re asking me what if a lot of people enter the field and I think they’re goobers and I think I can do a better job, would I consider running? And I said, well, sure,” Kennedy said during an appearance on NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight.”

“I mean, I’ve had some people talk to me about it, doesn’t mean I’m going to do it. But remember that song by The Judds? Why not me?” he added.

Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are widely seen as the frontrunners to be the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2028, where Republicans for the first time since 2012 will have a standard-bearer who is not Donald Trump.

Kennedy said people asked him about a presidential bid in New Hampshire while he was visiting with former Sen. John Sununu, Jr. (R-N.H.).

Sununu is looking to return to the Senate, and is seeking to win the seat being vacated by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

Kennedy spoke at a Politics and Eggs forum in New Hampshire, and said that he and Sununu had a “good time.”

“Wonderful people asked me all kind of questions,” he added.

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