Oprah Winfrey may run for Trump in presidential election

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Well-known TV presenter Oprah Winfrey is considering the option of nominating her candidacy in the presidential election 2020 of the year to compete with the current head of state Donald Trump, the newspaper writes Observer.

One of the sources said that those close to the TV host have been discussing with her for several months the possibility of participating in the US presidential election.

Back in September, 2017 of the Year, opted for an article about its possible presidential nomination, which reinforced the rumors.

@jpodhoretz Thanks for your idea of ​​confidence! Democrats' best hope for 2020: Oprah | New york post https://t.co/tvt82v8cMH

- Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) September 28, 2017

However, her friend Gail King then noted that this was “obviously a joke” and “this will never happen.”

"It was clearly a joke ... that ain't NEVER happening." - @GayleKing on @Oprah's comment about possibly running for president in 2020. pic.twitter.com/zwPNfIu0bi

- CBS This Morning ❄️ (@CBSThisMorning) March 2, 2017

But at the “Golden Globe” ceremony of January 7, Winfrey delivered an inspiring speech, from which many drew conclusions about her possible presidential nomination.

In her speech, Winfrey told the story of a black woman who was subjected to violence, and also about the importance of fighting for women's rights in the world, the publication reports.Letters«.

During her speech, Oprah Winfrey spoke about a black woman, Recy Taylor, who died 10 days ago. As the TV presenter explained, back in 1944 she was kidnapped and raped by white men. Then the criminals threatened to kill her if she told the police about what happened. Despite the fact that she reported the crime, the rapists were not brought to justice because there was no justice during the “Jim Crow era” (after the passage of racial segregation laws in some US states).

TV presenter assured that such times are over.

“In 1964, as a little girl, I sat on the floor of my mother’s house in Milwaukee and watched actress Anne Bancroft present the Oscar for Best Actor at the 36th Academy Awards. She opened the envelope and said the words that became history: “The winner is Sidney Poitier.” After that, the most graceful man I have ever seen appeared on stage. I remember that he was wearing a white tie, and, of course, his skin was black - I had never seen such a dark-skinned person. I have tried many times to understand what such a moment means to a little girl watching the ceremony from a cheap chair when her mother comes into the room, tired of cleaning other people's houses. But all I can do is quote Sidney from the movie Lilies of the Field: “Amen, amen, amen, amen.”

In 1982, Sidney also received the Cecil Blount DeMille Award at the Golden Globes. I realize that today there are little girls who look up to me the same way, the first black woman to receive this same award. It's an honor and a privilege to share this evening with these girls, as well as the incredible men and women who have inspired me, challenged me, supported me, and made the journey to this stage possible: Dennis Swanson, who gave me my chance on the talk show."Am chicago", Quincy Jones, who saw me on this show and said to Steven Spielberg: "This is Sofia (for the role) in the film The Color Purple, Gale, who was exactly what we can call a friend, and Stedman, who was " my wall." I have listed only a small part of such people.

I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association because everyone now understands that the media is under siege these days. We are also familiar with the feeling of an insatiable devotion to uncovering absolute truth, which forces us to keep our eyes on corruption and injustice, tyrants and victims, and secrets and lies. I want to say that I value the media more than ever before as we try to find the right path in these difficult times, which brings me to the following thought: I know for sure that the truth is the most powerful tool we all have us. I am especially proud and inspired by all the women who felt strong and confident enough to speak up and share their personal stories. Everyone in this room is glad that such stories have become public knowledge - this year we ourselves became history.

But this is not just a story about the entertainment industry - it (the story) transcends issues of culture, geography, race, religion, politics or work. Today I want to express my deep gratitude to the women who endured years of abuse and humiliation because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay. We will never know the names of these women. These are simple housewives, waitresses, engineers, doctors and scientists. They are part of the world of business and politics, athletes representing our country at the Olympics, and our military.

But there is one more person - Recy Taylor - this is a name I know, and I think you should know him too. In 1944, Recy Taylor, a young wife and mother, was returning home from a church service in Abbeville, Alabama, when she was abducted by six armed white men, raped and left blindfolded on the side of the road. They threatened to kill her if she spoke about what happened. However, members of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) learned about the incident, after which a girl named Rosa Parks began investigating the incident. Together with her, they tried to achieve the truth. But this was not possible to achieve during the Jim Crow era. The men who kidnapped her and tried to kill her have not been brought to justice. Recy Taylor died ten days ago, just shy of her 98th birthday. She lived like the rest of us, having spent too many years in a culture corrupted by powerful people. For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare to shine a light on the strength and capabilities of such people. But their time is already up. Their time.

I just hope that Recy Taylor died knowing that her truth, like the truth of many other women who suffered in those years and even suffer today, lives on. The same thought was in the heart of Rosa Parks (the pioneer of the movement for the rights of black citizens in the United States) about 11 years later, when she decided to remain on a bus in Montgomery (she refused, at the request of the driver, to give up her seat to a white passenger in the colored section of the bus after how all the seats in the white section were occupied - ed.). After that, each woman decided to say: “Me too.”

Throughout my career, I have tried to show my best side, both on television and in cinema, to talk about the real relationships between men and women. I tried to talk about how we feel shame, love and get angry, fail, give up, be stubborn, and overcome challenges. I personally interacted with and played people who had to endure terrible things that could break a person forever. However, all these people have one quality - the ability to believe that the darkest night is before the dawn. I want all the girls to know that there is a new day on the horizon. And the dawn will come only thanks to the incredible and strong women who are now in the hall. And to the men who are fighting to ensure that these women become leaders and make sure that no one else says, “I, too, was sexually assaulted.”

After this speech, many star fans in Twitter started posting the phrase "President Winfrey."

She also said in a comment to reporters that she “never thought about this before, but now I’m thinking about this possibility (of running for president).”

After the performance at the Golden Globe, long-term partner Winfrey Stedman Graham said that participation in the presidential race is certainly possible.

“It depends on the people. She would do it,” Graham said.

TV presenter for a long time is a supporter of the Democratic Party. In the past, she has repeatedly spoken in support of 44 US President Barack Obama, and at the last election campaign supported Hillary Clinton. Magazine Forbes Winfrey called one of the most influential media personalities, her fortune is estimated at 2,8 muzzle dollars.

The nomination of candidates for the presidential election of 2020 will begin in the second half of 2018.

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