Oprah: US presidency ‘does not interest me’
Oprah Winfrey has said she will not run for US president, after rumours she could stand against Dona..
Oprah Winfrey has said she will not run for US president, after rumours she could stand against Donald Trump in 2020.
In an in-depth interview with InStyle magazine given three weeks before her famed Golden Globes speech, the 63-year-old talk show host said the presidency was "not something that interests me".
"I actually saw a mug the other day," she told the magazine, when asked about the twitter trend #Oprah2020.
"I thought it was a cute mug. All you need is a mug and some campaign literature and a T-shirt.
"I've always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not.
"And so it's not something that interests me. I don't have the DNA for it."
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Shortly before the interview, which was published on Thursday, Oprah's house had been surrounded by the wildfires which devastated California.
Shortly after, she received the Cecil B DeMille Award at the Globes, and gave an emotional speech tackling every current social issue from racism to sexism.
Rumours re-kindled online that Oprah should and could run for president in 2020.
"Gayle-who knows me as well as I know myself practically-has been calling me regularly and texting me things, like a woman in the airport saying: 'When's Oprah going to run?'," she told InStyle magazine.
"I met with someone the other day who said that they would help me with a campaign. That's not for me."
But close friends said private discussions had been ongoing for months, adding that she was "actively thinking" about running.
Donald Trump said he did not think the actress and talk show host would run.
But he added: "Yeah, I'll beat Oprah. Oprah would be a lot of fun.
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"I know her very well. You know, I did one of her last shows. She had Donald Trump, this was before politics, her last week. And she had Donald Trump and my family, it was very nice.
"No, I like Oprah, I don't think she's gonna run. I don't think she's gonna run. I know her very well."
