Oprah Winfrey put to rest any lingering questions about a potential 2020 bid for the presidency, declaring on a late-night talk show on Thursday (local time) that she was "definitely not running." The media mogul, appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, was emphatic in her response to host Kimmel's question about whether she would run. I am definitely not running for president," Winfrey said over cries of "no" from the studio audience. Trump has several times said he hoped he would face Winfrey as an opponent in the 2020 presidential race. Trump tweeted: “Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 24, 2018 21:33 UTC