Bernie Sanders on possible 2028 bid: ‘I suspect that’s not going to happen’

Published June 8, 2026 6:13pm ET | Updated June 8, 2026 6:13pm ET



After two high-profile presidential runs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) all but ruled out another try in 2028.

Speaking with Robert Costa at the National Press Club, the interviewer relayed that several of Sanders’s allies had broached the prospect of the Vermont senator giving the presidency another shot in the next election cycle. Sanders, 84, began with a comedic response, riffing on his age.

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