VIDEO: Oprah Winfrey: Who is she and what are her political beliefs?

Oprah Winfrey: Who is she and what are her political beliefs?

Fans are already pushing for a presidential bid in 2020

Emily Shugerman New York @eshugerman

The Indian Express 

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With the way Oprah Winfrey’s name is being flung around this week, you’d be forgiven for thinking the television star had launched a new show or endorsed a new weight loss product.

She hasn’t. But she may be considering a run for President.

Support for a possible presidential bid erupted after Winfrey's rousing speech at the Sunday’s Golden Globes. The media mogul earned a standing ovation from her audience and a rash of praise on social media. After the performance, her longtime partner said Winfrey would “absolutely” consider a bid.

But the former talk show host has also shot down questions about running for office in the past, leading many to think it's not on her radar. So will Donald Trump be facing down a fellow television star in the 2020 election?

What is Oprah famous for?

Winfrey is best known for her eponymous daytime talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. The programme, which ran from 1986 to 2011, remains the highest-rated daytime talk show in American television history. It won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show 10 times before Winfrey pulled it from consideration.

The media mogul also launched several spinoffs from her TV show, including a monthly magazine and hugely popular book club. In 2011, the year she took her TV show off the air, she launched her own television network: the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).

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