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Trump Comments On Oprah Speech

Trump Comments On Oprah Speech

Let’s talk about a moment that lit up the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week—Oprah Winfrey stepping onto the stage to throw her weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris in her 2024 presidential bid. Now, Oprah’s endorsement is a big deal, but as soon as she made her support public, Team Trump was quick to fire back with a bit of history that adds an interesting twist to the story.

Here’s what happened: shortly after Oprah’s endorsement, Trump’s team released a letter she sent him back in 2000. In this letter, Oprah wrote something that’s sure to raise a few eyebrows—“Too bad we’re not running for office together. What a team!” That’s right, at one point, Oprah thought she and Trump could be quite the political duo.

Trump didn’t stop there. He reminded everyone that he’s appeared on Oprah’s show multiple times, where she was, by all accounts, very receptive to him. This little blast from the past is Trump’s way of pointing out that Oprah wasn’t always opposed to his political ambitions—a fact that adds an interesting layer to her current endorsement of Harris.

But the Oprah connection doesn’t just end with Trump. It turns out that JD Vance, the Ohio senator and author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy, also has some history with Oprah. Vance’s memoir, which was heavily promoted by Oprah’s Book Club, catapulted him into the spotlight as a kind of cultural translator for Trump’s America. Hollywood quickly took notice, and Vance’s story was turned into a film directed by Ron Howard, starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close.

For a while, Vance was everywhere, making the rounds on talk shows and explaining the appeal of Trump to middle America. It’s a bit ironic, then, that Oprah—who helped boost Vance’s profile—is now standing firmly in the opposite political camp, endorsing Kamala Harris and distancing herself from figures like Trump and Vance.

Written by Mark Stevens - August 22, 2024