Former Vice President Kamala Harris will play a part in whether President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, considers running for California governor next year.

Grenell, former ambassador to Germany, told Politico’s Dasha Burns that if Harris chooses to run to replace term-limited Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, that will “have an influence” on his own decision.

“I want to see if Kamala runs. If Kamala runs, I think, you know, there’s a whole lot of Republicans who are going to have to take a look at it, not just me,” Grenell told Burns.

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