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Tuesday 9 January 2018

Why not President Oprah? In Trump era, Democrats hail idea

In this Oct. 21, 2017 photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives for the David Foster Foundation 30th Anniversary polls show his approval as a television news and
Miracle Gala and Concert, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Winfrey was the recipient of the Cecil up slightly since, Trump is talk show personality in the
B. DeMille Award at January’s Golden Globes. the least popular first-year 1980s. Over 30 years, she
president on record. He became the face of tele-
(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) has also been accused by vision talk shows, starred
multiple women of sexual and produced feature
Continued from Front hope. The election of Don- dential primary campaign. misconduct, though he has films, and began her own
ald Trump was a devastat- Trump’s job approval rat- vehemently denied the al- network. Trump himself has
“I think we need more role ing setback for little girls,” ing sat at just 32 percent legations. lavished praise on Winfrey
models like her that are said Liz Purdy, who led in December, according Winfrey, in September over the years, including
speaking to young women Democrat Hillary Clinton’s to an Associated Press- and October, publicly dis- in 2015, when he said that
and trying to restore some 2008 New Hampshire presi- NORC poll. And though missed the notion of seek- he would consider her as a
ing the nation’s highest of- running mate on his Repub-
fice, though she noted that lican ticket. “I like Oprah,”
Trump’s victory made her Trump told ABC News in
rethink the requirements of June 2015. “I think Oprah
the office. would be great. I’d love to
A representative for Winfrey have Oprah. I think we’d
did not reply to a request win easily, actually.”
Monday for comment from It echoed comments
The Associated Press. Win- Trump made in 1999, when
frey’s longtime partner, he was weighing a presi-
Stedman Graham, told the dential candidacy in the
Los Angeles Times that “it’s Reform Party. “If she’d
up to the people” whether do it, she’d be fantastic. I
she will be president, add- mean, she’s popular, she’s
ing, “She would absolutely brilliant, she’s a wonderful
do it.” woman,” Trump told CNN’s
Winfrey, 64, has become a Larry King.
cultural phenomenon over Some operatives think
the past 30-plus years, born she has what it takes to
into a poor home in Missis- be a viable presidential
sippi but breaking through candidate.q