Oprah Winfrey is “actively thinking” about running for president, two of her close friends told CNN Monday.
The two friends, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely, talked in the wake of Winfrey’s extraordinary speech at the Golden Globes Sunday night, which spurred chatter about a 2020 run.
Some of Winfrey’s confidants have been privately urging her to run, the sources said.
One of the sources said these conversations date back several months. The person emphasized that Winfrey has not made up her mind about running.
A representative for Winfrey did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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BULLETIN: I'm told my two of @Oprah's close friends that she is "actively thinking" about running for president in 2020 https://t.co/clLEw7VS3a
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 8, 2018
Because of where our celebrity-worship culture is — make of that what you will — she would be an unbeatable candidate. https://t.co/5WXNIrdUHs
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) January 8, 2018
Oprah as a celebrity candidate would have all of Trump's strengths, and none of his weaknesses. Her vulnerability as a candidate would make her invulnerable to the Republican Party, because it has no interest in the real existential debates/issues that define a people.
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) January 8, 2018
Therefore, the election would be decided on raw emotion and branding — and nobody alive on this continent right now is better at that than Oprah Winfrey. https://t.co/rSnRyfkiUC
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) January 8, 2018
A picture is worth 1000 words unless you don't like the picture. pic.twitter.com/WQxk1bQn0J
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 8, 2018
Oh just what we need. Another phony baloney celebrity as president.
I didn’t watch the Golden Globes, but this morning, ABC was all aflutter about the awards and Oprah’s over-the-top remarks. It was the lead story on Good Morning America. I guess there was nothing else happening in the world that came close in importance. (Sigh!)
This is why we have so many uninformed voters. Encouraged by a fawning media, voters are dazzled by celebrity. And this is how unstable, incompetent and potentially dangerous candidates like Trump are elected.
Maybe Dr. Oz and Jerry Springer will throw their hats into the ring as well.
I don’t know about Springer, but Oz would get the HHS cabinet post in the Winfrey administration.
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