“Decency and respect are on the poll in 2024. And simply plain widespread sense — widespread sense tells you that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz may give us decency and respect,” Oprah mentioned coming down closely on Donald Trump’s working mate JD Vance’s ‘childless cat women’ comment.
The Trump marketing campaign was fast to place out on social media a personal handwritten letter that Winfrey despatched to Trump in January 2000. The letter was in response to an besides Trump despatched her from his e book The America We Deserve. Trump known as her his first selection for vice chairman. “Too dangerous we’re not working for workplace. What A TEAM!” Oprah wrote in that letter — the crew being Donald Trump and Oprah.
“Donald — I reviewed the e book excerpt. I’ve to let you know, your feedback made me slightly weepy. It is one factor to try to dwell a lifetime of integrity — nonetheless one other to have folks like your self discover. Thanks,” Oprah wrote within the letter.
The letter discovered a spot in Letters to Trump — a e book that Donald Trump wrote later however Trump admitted that after he introduced for President, Oprah Winfrey by no means spoke to him once more.
The video of Donald Trump talking at Oprah’s present was additionally shared with Republicans claiming that she admired Donald Trump earlier than “new programing was put in into her mind”.
Oprah’s previous endorsements
Oprah Winfrey’s first main political endorsement was Barack Obama in 2008. Oprah then endorsed Clinton in 2016 towards Donald Trump however didn’t hit the marketing campaign. She additionally endorsed Biden in 2020. In 2022, Oprah endorsed Jon Fetterman in his Senate race. However this was her political conference debut as Oprah spoke on the DNC and praised Kamala Harris- Tim Walz.
