US President Donald Trump lashed out at Oprah Winfrey in a late-night tweet on Sunday (18 February) claiming the TV mogul is “very insecure” and asked “biased questions” during a voter roundtable she hosted. Trump also said he hoped she runs for president in 2020 so “she can be exposed and defeated”.
“Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes,” Trump tweeted. “The questions were biased and slanted, the facts incorrect. Hope Oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated just like all of the others!”
The 60 Minutes segment featured Winfrey interviewing 14 Michigan voters – seven of whom voted for Trump and seven who did not. The popular TV personality questioned the voters on various issues including his administration’s tax plan, his reported “sh*thole countries” remark, voter engagement, the #MeToo movement and other issues that have popped up during Trump’s first year in office.
Rampant speculation that Winfrey may run for president emerged after she delivered a rousing speech while accepting the Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes last month.
“For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up,” Oprah said in her speech. “A new day is on the horizon!
And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say ‘Me too’ again.”
Oprah has denied she is considering making a bid for the White House. Trump previously claimed that he could beat Oprah in a presidential race should she decide to run.
Social media users, however, were not happy with the president’s latest tweet attacking yet another rival and his assertion that she is “very insecure”. Many people blasted Trump for focusing on criticising Oprah on Twitter rather than dealing with other more pressing issues.
“Grow up Trump,” one Twitter user wrote.
“You’re the President of the United States. Don’t you have something more important to do than insult talk show hosts?” Renato Mariotti tweeted.
One person chimed: “Someone is insecure and it isn’t Oprah.”
Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes. The questions were biased and slanted, the facts incorrect. Hope Oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated just like all of the others!
Someone get him a cheeseburger, he’s losing it!
I seriously still don’t know how a senior citizen can be so immature, I have never seen it before .
Girl. Oprah’s richer than you.
So glad to see you addressing the mass shooting. #smfh
Donald Trump is attacking another black public figure. This usually means Trump knows another Russia bombshell is about to surface.
The so-called President of the United States spouting harsher words for Oprah Winfrey than the foreign adversaries who meddled in our election.
I hope your happy comrade Republicans.
I can’t read this because your tears are smearing all the words…
In fact, Oprah was great. Trump is acting out because the episode dealt with his predatory behavior towards women. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/965442990134251520 …
O! dear, Trump is VERY scared of Oprah. pic.twitter.com/Vq4WthbWGl
Really? I just watched Emma Gonzalez’s press conference for the 5th time and all the teenagers who are focused on trying to make sure we don’t have another mass shooting. I’m glad you had time to watch Oprah though, Trump. pic.twitter.com/rRZbHaJB0V
The rest of Oprah’s segment was pretty normal, so this is probably what set Trump off tonight. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oprah-follows-up-with-the-partisan-voters-in-michigan/ …
Oprah is so secure she ignores Trump. That must kill him. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/965442990134251520 …
Trump calling Oprah ‘insecure’ confirmsthat Freud’s theory of psychological projection was right. What the ego can’t accept is split off and projected onto another. Trump is the greatest walking Freudian case study since Oedipus and Oedipus wasn’t even real.
Does Trump know that it will be hard to “expose” Oprah in 2020 from a 6X8 Prison cell?
Hmm a little twitter before bedtime
(Sees Trump insulting Oprah)
Hmm a little throwing my phone in the ocean before bedtime
