Oprah, stole the show at the Golden Globes awards ceremony earlier this month with a rousing speech against sexual harassment and assault.
Despite the enthusiasm for “Oprah 2020,” Winfrey said the position just isn’t for her.
“I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not,” said the self-made entertainment tycoon.
“And so it’s not something that interests me. I don’t have the DNA for it,” she added.
It was unclear whether the enthusiastic response to her Globes speech — after which anonymous friends of the chat show queen were reported as saying she was “actively thinking” about a 2020 run — may have brought a change of heart.
Winfrey went on in the interview to voice optimism about the current political US political climate.
“I think what’s exciting is this moment in our political history, in our social engagement,” she said.
“It’s really opened a lot of people to the fact that they have a voice, and it’s gotten people involved in ways that they never would’ve been before.”
Although Winfrey has denied any plans for a presidential bid, Bloomberg reports, Graham told the Los Angeles Times that it’s truly the public’s decision.
“It’s up to the people,” he told the newspaper when asked about a presidential run. “She would absolutely do it.”
