<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-oprah-winfrey-takes-scary-tumble-on-stage-in-middle-of-speech-about-balance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oprah Winfrey</a> hit back at a recent claim made by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) in a new biography, &#8220;Romney: A Reckoning&#8221; — namely that she had wanted to run for president in 2020.</p>
<p>The 69-year-old talk show host said through a spokesperson that she &#8220;never considered running&#8221; for the top office after Romney told the author of the bio that he got a call from the actress (who&#8217;s a Democrat) suggesting that they should run together &#8220;to save the country,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/oprah-winfrey-disputes-mitt-romney-claim-2020-election-ticket-1235620134/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an Independent ticket,&#8221; the spokesperson told the outlet. &#8220;She was not calling to be part of the ticket and was never considering running herself.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oprah Winfrey Disputes Mitt Romney&#8217;s Claim that She Asked to Join Him on a Unity Presidential Ticket <a href="https://t.co/K48ZdaKwCI">https://t.co/K48ZdaKwCI</a></p>
<p>— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href="https://twitter.com/THR/status/1714096865174794395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The comments came after <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/16/oprah-mitt-romney-trump-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a> reported that the author of the book, veteran political journalist McKay Coppins, said Romney told her that he got a call from Winfrey that the two should form a unity ticket to stop former President Donald Trump&#8217;s reelection.</p>
<p>Romney told Coppins that he dismissed the idea, believing that their joining forces would ultimately help Trump, the outlet noted.</p>
<p>Despite Winfrey&#8217;s recent claims, she has never shied away from politics, even publicly endorsing former President Barack Obama in 2008, the outlet noted.</p>
<p>In October 2019, Winfrey made it clear she wanted to see Disney CEO Bob Iger run for president and said she would go door-to-door to make it happen, following then-former Vice President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-announcement.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> in April 2019 that he would run, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oprah-winfrey-jennifer-garner-push-disney-ceo-bob-iger-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p>Speaking at the Save the Children Centennial Celebration: Once in a Lifetime gala in Los Angeles, the former TV host presented Iger with the Centennial Award.</p>
<p>While presenting the honor, Winfrey told Iger that she &#8220;was hoping that by this time in early fall, I would be knocking on doors in Des Moines, wearing an &#8216;Iger 2020&#8217; t-shirt. Because I really do believe that Bob Iger&#8217;s guidance and decency is exactly what the country needs right now.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;But since my canvassing Iger strategy doesn&#8217;t seem to be in the cards, I&#8217;m happy to be here with all of you to honor a man who has devoted himself to actually lifting the spirits of children all over the world,&#8221; she added.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oprah-winfrey-sparks-online-debate-after-suggesting-gift-that-costs-like-a-hundred-and-some-dollars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oprah Winfrey Sparks Online Debate After Suggesting Gift That Costs &#8216;Like A Hundred And Some Dollars&#8217;</a></strong></p>

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