Oprah For President? Fans Make Case On Social Media
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's moving speech at the Golden Globes has some fans and fellow celebrities calling for her presidential run.
The actress accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at Sunday's ceremony, and it didn't take long for Twitter to start lighting up with the hashtag #Oprah2020.
Presidential candidate? Audience riveted by honest, authentic communicator who hasn't once called herself a genius. #Oprah2020 #GoldenGlobes
— Eileen (@EileenBillinson) January 8, 2018
Dear #Oprah, America needs you now more than ever. I will personally be the first to volunteer for your campaign ????????♀️ #Oprah2020
— Dr. Decent Human (@amsi81) January 8, 2018
Comedian Sarah Silverman tweeted "Oprah/Michelle 2020." Leslie Odom, Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical "Hamilton" tweeted "She's running. A new day is on the way."
Winfrey brought the typically rowdy crowd to silence and tears with her speech.
She spoke of seeing Sidney Poitier win an Academy Award when she was a girl, and weaved it into the #MeToo movement.
She says "speaking your truth is the most powerful tool you all have."
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