Trump says he could beat Oprah in 2020

After Oprah gave a poignant speech at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards on January 7th, cries of #OprahforPresident were heard around the internet. And today, January 9th, President Donald Trump responded to the rumors of a challenge from the billionaire, saying that he could beat Oprah in the 2020 battle for the White House.

"Yeah, I'll beat Oprah," he told reporters at a press conference. "Oprah would be a lot of fun. I know her very well. You know, I did one of her last shows."

Trump added that he didn’t think Oprah would actually run.

Rumors of Oprah’s candidacy were fueled when a CNN  report on January 8th  claimed two unnamed friends of Oprah said she was considering a run. Stedman Graham, Oprah’s partner, also weighed in, telling the Los Angeles Times that “She would absolutely” run for president. And today, one of Oprah’s closest friends, Gayle King, said on CBS This Morning that Oprah was “intrigued” by the idea of running but wasn’t seriously considering it.

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But the people of Twitter weren’t so sure that Trump could beat Oprah

I think it's funny that Trump believes he can beat Oprah in the 2020 presidential election 😂 #TuesdayThoughts #Oprah #Oprah2020 pic.twitter.com/YuJw35Bpnh

— makaila | ifilmtravel ✈️🧳🗺 (@ma_kai_la_) January 9, 2018

#Oprah2020: Oprah can beat Trump in 2020, without question. She can appeal to Trump's base with the solid populist values the Democratic Party has always embraced. She can communicate honestly with rich and poor, old and young. She'll inspire and unite the Democrats. https://t.co/ltGAYr7ik4

— Anne Rice (@AnneRiceAuthor) January 9, 2018

Per pool report: Trump says he can beat Oprah but doesn't think she's going to run.

Oprah: pic.twitter.com/kVs73EopqD

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) January 9, 2018

So Trump reckons he can beat Oprah….god I hope she runs…biggest landslide ever!

— Simon duke (@sdukey37) January 9, 2018

Hahaha! I dont want either of them in the Whitehouse, but c'mon! "Trump says he could beat Oprah in presidential contest, doesn't think she is going to run" – Get updates at https://t.co/nW2McL6RW2

— Nicole Marie Levey-Hunt (@Nicole1234567) January 9, 2018

And there were those who felt cries of #OprahforPresident were counterproductive.

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I like Oprah, I really do. But there has to be a career politician out there who has experience that can beat Trump in 2020…right?

— T Cott The Comic (@ConspiracyToken) January 9, 2018

I don't think the lesson we should learn from the 2016 elections is that we need our own Trump – our own billionaire TV star who can get others to agree with them. No reality show star should ever beat out a qualified candidate. – @ArnwineJustin #IgnitingChange #Oprah

— Caitlyn Cobb (Amanda Gordon) (@TheCaitlynBot) January 9, 2018

Oprah herself hasn’t said much about her potential candidacy. But in a backstage interview at the 2018 Golden Globes, she told Bloomberg that she wasn’t planning on entering the race.

Since Oprah is not running for president yet, it’s entirely possible that she never will. And as much as we love Oprah, maybe we should consider the repercussions of celebrities taking the highest political office in the country. But regardless of if Oprah decides to run or not, it’s fun to imagine what a Trump-Winfrey race would look like.