It was the “Oh!” heard ’round the world — or at least in 2020 presidential handicapping circles. Oprah Winfrey appears open to seeking the White House.
“The businessman and big-time philanthropist asked Winfrey, you know, one billionaire to another, what her plans were for 2020,” said the Post. “For her part, Winfrey, who has been in the TV business for nearly 40 years, paused for dramatic effect.”
“I never considered the question even a possibility,” she said, before adding, “I just thought, ‘Oh … oh?’ ”
Rubenstein noted that “it’s clear you don’t need government experience to be elected president of the United States.”
“That’s what I thought,” Winfrey said. “I thought, ‘Oh, gee, I don’t have the experience, I don’t know enough.’ And now I’m thinking, ‘Oh.’ ”
Early reaction and commentary on #Oprah2020:
President @Oprah please #Oprah2020 pic.twitter.com/ITPiotCT8V
— Andrew Cotlar (@andrewcotlar) March 1, 2017
#Oprah in Presidential debate. All #Trump has to do is dangle a Twinkie from a boom mic … Game Over. Make America Oprah Free Again #MAOFA pic.twitter.com/qsM7issVJt
— Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) March 1, 2017
Oprah says Trump win made her think she could be president: https://t.co/YYhqKtA8jx pic.twitter.com/Tsre6hjRma
— The Hill (@thehill) March 1, 2017
@Oprah is considering running for president:”You get healthcare! And you get healthcare! And you get healthcare!” @adamfelber @MalcolmNance
— Gabor Antalics (@GAntalics) March 1, 2017
oprah: “well now that trump won maybe i could be president”
black people: pic.twitter.com/Selm3UAsF5— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) March 1, 2017
CNN: “Oprah might run for president now”
Me: pic.twitter.com/QSfZJwsFSM
— thomas a moore ???? (@Thomas_A_Moore) March 1, 2017