October 17th 2023.
Oprah Winfrey has denied reports that she asked Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney to run with her for president in 2020. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, her spokesperson said, “In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an Independent ticket. She was not calling to be part of the ticket and was never considering running herself.”
According to McKay Coppins' upcoming book Romney: A Reckoning, Winfrey, a Democrat, called Romney to suggest they form a unity ticket “to save the country”. However, Axios reports that Romney ignored the proposal, thinking that it would help Trump.
Romney, who failed to take the Oval Office after running for President in 2012, announced in September 2023 that he is retiring at the end of his term. In a press release he said, “Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders. They’re the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in.”
Winfrey is no stranger to the political world. She has endorsed Democratic candidates, including Barack Obama in 2008, and most recently, Sen. John Fetterman who ran against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. However, during a speech while campaigning for former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in 2018, Winfrey openly declared that she was not interested in running for public office.
“I don’t want to run,” Winfrey said. “I am not trying to test any waters, don’t want to go in those waters.”
Romney: A Reckoning, filled with hours of interviews and quotes from Romney's diaries and journals, is expected to hit shelves on Oct. 24. It looks to be an interesting and informative read.
[This article has been trending online recently and has been generated with AI. Your feed is customized.]
[Generative AI is experimental.]
