Former Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) on Tuesday said he is thinking about running for president during a National Press Club luncheon.
Former Sen. Jim Webb at the National Press Club: “I’m seriously looking at the possibility of running for president.”
— Rebecca Kaplan (@RebeccaRKaplan) September 23, 2014
Webb: I am seriously looking at the possibility of running for president. Taking a hard look. #npclunch
— Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) September 23, 2014
Jim Webb: “I am seriously looking at the possibility of running for president….we’ll get back to you in a few months.”
— Lisa Lerer (@llerer) September 23, 2014
Webb retired from the Senate in 2013 and has been promoting his memoir, “I Heard My Country Calling,” which he published in May.
He has suggested that he’ll run for president before.
“The Diane Rehm Show” guest host Susan Page asked Webb in May whether he would consider running in 2016.
“My wife and I are just thinking about what to do next. I care a lot about where the country is, and we’ll be sorting that out,” he responded, according to the Washington Post. “It takes me a while to decide things. I’m not going to say one way or the other.”
He clarified later that week that he’s taking the decision “a day at a time.” He said that he was “not saying I’m not” running for president.