ATLANTA — You can watch 11Alive's politics show, The Georgia Vote, Sundays at 11 a.m. This week includes extended interviews with former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democratic Rep. Nikema Williams.
Former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler said she is "not foreclosing" another run for political office but is keeping her focus on assisting candidates on the ballot in this November's elections.
The comments came during an extended interview taped Wednesday for 11Alive's Sunday politics show, The Georgia Vote.
When asked if she planned to run for office in 2026, the Georgia Republican said she was "laser-focused on the job at hand right now in November 2024."
"Not being a politician, I don't think about a political future, I think about winning, and winning up and down the ballot," Loeffler continued, highlighting the work of the GOP political organization she launched in 2021, Greater Georgia.
But when pressed about her own political future, the former senator did not rule out another run for office.
"I've never foreclosed opportunities in my entire life," she said.
The former senator also weighed in on the state of the 2024 presidential race. Questions have swirled about the future of President Joe Biden's re-election campaign following a politically damaging performance on the debate stage in Atlanta.
When asked if the president should withdraw from the race, Loeffler said "that's going to be up to Democrats (and) President Biden."
"It appears that we are seeing the unraveling of the Biden-Harris administration," she added. "Whether the next administration includes Kamala Harris that remains to be seen."
The Biden administration has adamantly pushed back on calls for the president to withdraw from the race. When asked at a briefing Wednesday if President Biden planned to step down, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "absolutely not."
Loeffler also reiterated her support for former president Donald Trump in the November election and dismissed concerns that some have voiced about his age. While Biden, who is 81, has gotten the bulk of age-related questions recently following the Atlanta debate, Trump is only three years younger.