Oprah Winfrey is said to be “actively considering” a run for the White House, after she delivered a powerful and widely praised speech at the Golden Globes that many felt felt was presidential.
Moments after the 63-year-old entrepreneur and billionaire delivered the speech in Los Angeles, an address about confronting racial and gender inequality, social media lit up with hashtags declaring #Oprah2020. Leslie Odom, Jr, who played Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton was among those to through his support behind her: “She’s running. A new day is on the way,” he tweeted.
At the event, Ms Winfrey said she had no plan run for the White House. Yet her partner Stedman Graham, told the LA Times: “It’s up to the people. She would absolutely do it.”
She’s running. A new day is on the way.
— Leslie Odom, Jr. (@leslieodomjr) January 8, 2018
On Monday morning, CNN said the celebrity was “actively thinking” about a run, according to according to two of her close friends who requested anonymity to speak freely. Some of her confidants have been privately urging her to run, the sources said
Ironically, the ascension of Mr Trump the White House - the first president in modern history without either governing or military experience - may have made it easier for Ms Winfrey to run.
The billionaire entrepreneur and busineswoman has always played down such options. She did so again on Sunday, after delivering a speech that promised “a new day” for women, saying “I don’t”, when asked by Bloomberg News if she had a plan to run,
However, after the 63-year-old received the Cecil B DeMille lifetime achievement award, her partner Stedman Graham, told the LA Times: “It’s up to the people. She would absolutely do it.”
Gayle King, Ms Winfrey’s close friend said: “I thought that speech was incredible. I got goosebumps.”
CNN said its sources said the conversations with Ms Winfrey dated back several months. The person emphasised that the star had not made up her mind about running.
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