Oprah Winfrey Wasn’t Considering White House Run With Mitt Romney in 2020, Refutes New Book Claim
variety.comCaroline Brew editor Oprah Winfrey reportedly suggested Sen. Mitt Romney join her on a unity presidential ticket to prevent Donald Trump’s reelection in 2020, according to McKay Coppins, author of upcoming book “Romney: A Reckoning.” But a spokesperson for Winfrey said Monday, “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.” For his part Romney, the Republican senator from Utah, told Coppins that he dismissed the idea of choosing Winfrey as his running mate because he thought the campaign would inadvertently help Trump.
A source “familiar with Winfrey’s thinking” told Axios, who first reported the story, that she was never serious about running, despite some close to her thinking she should.
On a phone call in 2019 with Ann Romney, Mitt Romney’s wife, Winfrey reportedly told her Michael Bloomberg had approached her about joining his ticket for office and wanted to gauge Mitt Romney’s interest before deciding, The New York Times reported.
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