Will this finally be the end of speculative âOprah 2020â think pieces?
After rampant speculation about Oprah Winfrey considering running against President Donald Trump in the 2020 election following her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille award at the Golden Globes earlier this month, it appears she is finally putting it all to rest.
Speaking with InStyle magazine, Winfrey said a 2020 presidential run wasnât âsomething that interests me,â but did concede that an âOprah 2020â mug she saw was âcute.â
âIâve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not,â she said. âAnd so itâs not something that interests me. I donât have the DNA for it.â
Winfrey said âsomeoneâ did approach her recently about helping her begin a campaign for president, but shot the notion down.
âThatâs not for me,â she told the magazine.
To be fair, Winfrey has had a bit of an will-she-wonât-she relationship with running for president for months. Last June she told the Hollywood Reporter that she would ânever runâ for public office, but then a few months later she retweeted a column that argued she would be the Democrats âbest chanceâ to beat Trump in 2020 and added: âThanks for your VOTE of confidence!â
You can read all of InStyleâs interview with Winfrey here.