"I know her very well," Trump said, before adding: "I don't think she's going to run."
Washington, United States:
US President Donald Trump weighed in on fevered speculation about Oprah Winfrey's potential 2020 White House bid Tuesday, saying she probably would not run against him, but if she did, he would win.
"I'll beat Oprah," Trump said of the Oscar-nominated actress and talk show host.
"I like Oprah," he said, adding that he had appeared on her long-running afternoon program.
"I know her very well," he said, before adding: "I don't think she's going to run."
Winfrey's rousing speech at Sunday's Golden Globes Awards ceremony ignited speculation that the billionaire chat show queen is harboring Oval Office ambitions.
Some Democrats -- still reeling from Hillary Clinton's shock loss to Trump in 2016 -- have embraced the idea of having their own celebrity leader.
But there is little indication that the 63-year-old actually wants the job.
"I don't think at this point she is actually considering it," said Winfrey's best friend Gayle King, who is also a television personality, however noting that the actress was "intrigued" by the idea of running.
"I also know, after years of watching the Oprah show, you always have the right to change your mind."
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
"I'll beat Oprah," Trump said of the Oscar-nominated actress and talk show host.
"I like Oprah," he said, adding that he had appeared on her long-running afternoon program.
"I know her very well," he said, before adding: "I don't think she's going to run."
Winfrey's rousing speech at Sunday's Golden Globes Awards ceremony ignited speculation that the billionaire chat show queen is harboring Oval Office ambitions.
Some Democrats -- still reeling from Hillary Clinton's shock loss to Trump in 2016 -- have embraced the idea of having their own celebrity leader.
But there is little indication that the 63-year-old actually wants the job.
"I don't think at this point she is actually considering it," said Winfrey's best friend Gayle King, who is also a television personality, however noting that the actress was "intrigued" by the idea of running.
"I also know, after years of watching the Oprah show, you always have the right to change your mind."
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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