{"id":2612130,"date":"2026-06-08T18:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-on-possible-2028-bid-i-suspect-thats-not-going-to-happen\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:17:26","slug":"bernie-sanders-on-possible-2028-bid-i-suspect-thats-not-going-to-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-on-possible-2028-bid-i-suspect-thats-not-going-to-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders on possible 2028 bid: &#8216;I suspect that&#8217;s not going to happen&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbernie-sanders-on-possible-2028-bid-i-suspect-thats-not-going-to-happen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-the-last-emperor-of-mexico\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018The Last Emperor of Mexico\u2019\">effectively ruled<\/a> out a third presidential bid for 2028, despite conversations among some of his allies about the possibility. Speaking at the National Press Club with Robert Costa, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-backlash-over-call-to-limit-annoying-womens-speaking-time-tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns\/\" title=\"After Backlash Over Call To Limit \u2018Annoying\u2019 Women\u2019s \u2018Speaking Time,\u2019 Tokyo Olympics Chief Resigns\">84-year-<\/a>old responded playfully to the idea, joking about the preference for \u201cyouthful vigor\u201d and saying he suspects another run won\u2019t happen. When pressed on his reasoning, Sanders again pointed to his age, noting he would be 87 during the 2028 elections and, if elected, would be the oldest U.S. president by a wide margin.<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview, Sanders also said he would do \u201ceverything I can\u201d to help elect Graham Platner as the next senator from Maine amid allegations involving past girlfriends reported by *The New York Times*, and he praised Eugene Debs, criticizing World War I and drawing a comparison to other conflicts-including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">war<\/a> with Iran.The article notes Sanders ran for president in 2016 and 2020, nearly won the nomination both times, and faced repeated criticism over his age, including a heart attack during his 2019 campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two high-profile presidential runs, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) all but ruled out another try in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11676\">2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with Robert Costa at the National Press Club, the interviewer relayed that several of Sanders\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4599207\/bernie-sanders-calls-out-trump-dictator\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bernie Sanders calls out Trump: \u2018You\u2019re a president, not a dictator\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4596452\/seven-republicans-vote-against-fisa-extension-bipartisan-plan-blows-up\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Seven Republicans vote against FISA extension after bipartisan plan blows up<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4596273\/senate-immigration-enforcement-bill-lawfare-fund\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate sends immigration enforcement bill to the House without \u2018lawfare\u2019 fund ban<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause they want youthful vigor in the White House! That\u2019s what they want. We\u2019re tired of these 30- and 40-year-old people,\u201d Sanders said to laughter from the audience. \u201cWhat we really need are 80-year-olds running the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut I suspect that\u2019s not going to happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When pressed on the reasoning, Sanders pointed to his age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know I look like I\u2019m 30; I am not. And that\u2019s that,\u201d he said, trailing off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders will be 87 at the time of the 2028 elections and, if elected, would be the oldest U.S. president by a significant margin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the same interview, Sanders said he would do \u201ceverything I can to make sure that Graham Platner is the next senator from the state of Maine\u201d when asked about allegations of mistreatment of past girlfriends made against him in a recent <em>New York Times<\/em> report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At another point, he praised the career of the social activist Eugene Debs and his opposition to World War I, calling the conflict \u201cone of those stupid, endless wars we should never have gotten into,\u201d trying to draw a parallel between it and the war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4599207\/bernie-sanders-calls-out-trump-dictator\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4599207\">BERNIE SANDERS CALLS OUT TRUMP: \u2018YOU\u2019RE A PRESIDENT, NOT A DICTATOR\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders ran two campaigns for president, in 2016 and 2020, and came close to clinching the Democratic nomination both times. His age was noted by critics and commentators both times, and he suffered a heart attack while campaigning in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His losses in each primary to the more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >establishment-friendly candidate left<\/a> the party\u2019s progressive wing with lasting bitterness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After two presidential runs, Sanders all but rules out 2028<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2612131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26159759896964.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41461,32175,73027,38553,34347],"class_list":["post-2612130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2028-election","tag-bernie-sanders","tag-campaign-speculation","tag-democratic-politics","tag-political-predictions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26159759896964.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612130"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612134,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612130\/revisions\/2612134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}