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Fans Want Oprah Winfrey To Run For President After Golden Globes Speech
As we reported last night, Oprah Winfrey gave a speech at the Golden Globes talking about gender inequality, racism and more. She had been accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the time and was the first black woman to get the honor. Now, people on social media think that she should run for President in 2020.
At one point she said: “I want all the girls watching to know a new day is on the horizon. And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure they are the leaders to take us to the time where nobody has to say ‘me too’ again.”
You can see the social media reaction below:
Dear Oprah, run for president please!
— Sara Sampaio (@SaraSampaio) January 8, 2018
I haven't heard someone sound that presidential since January 19th, 2017.#GoldenGlobes #TimesUP #Oprah
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) January 8, 2018
Oprah/Michelle 2020
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) January 8, 2018
I mean, it's been fun to joke about Oprah running for president, but that speech really was presidential. That was phenomenal, even by her standards.#GoldenGlobes #TimesUp
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) January 8, 2018
WHO DID THIS pic.twitter.com/9KxjsiHYts
— Tyler Dinucci, Like, a Very Stable Genius (@TylerDinucci) January 8, 2018
She’s running. A new day is on the way.
— Leslie Odom, Jr. (@leslieodomjr) January 8, 2018
I don’t want Oprah to run for president. I just want to implant a tiny clone of her into everyone’s brains so they make the best choices and live their best lives IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK SCIENCE
— Robin Thede (@robinthede) January 8, 2018
Now I know why the #GoldenGlobes are on a Sunday, because Oprah just took me to church.#Oprah
— Heather Matarazzo (@HeatherMatarazz) January 8, 2018
I'm ready to slap a sticker that says "A New Day Is On The Horizon, #Oprah 2020" on my car, laptop, water bottle, and everything i mf own
— Kylie Rae (@highkeykylie) January 8, 2018
Our country would be better if we had a President who could speak as eloquently and passionately as #Oprah just did.#GoldenGlobes
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) January 8, 2018
If that speech doesn’t make you want to change the world, nothing will. #Oprah #oprahforpresident
— Lindsay Clifton (@LindsayEClifton) January 8, 2018
When The Los Angeles Times told Winfrey about the Internet’s reaction, she said that she was “just glad I got through the speech!.” She later told Bloomberg that she doesn’t have plans to run. Her longtime partner Stedman Graham, however, said that she “would absolutely do it.”
Would you vote for Oprah Winfrey in 2020?