Oprah Winfreysays she’s not cut out for all the “bulls–t” that comes with running for president.The media mogul found herself in the political spotlight afterher inspiring speechat theGolden Globesin January, with some speculating that she might run for office in 2020.But in a new interview withBritish Vogue, Winfrey, 64, explains why she’s not interested in entering politics.“In that political structure ― all the non-truths, the bulls–t, the crap, the nastiness, the backhanded backroom stuff that goes on ― I feel like I could not exist,” Winfrey says. “I would not be able to do it. It’s not a clean business. It would kill me.”Mert Alas and Marcus PiggottAfter her rousing speech, theWrinkle in Timestar told PEOPLE in February that her best friend Gayle King urged her to take the possibility of running for president seriously and peppered her with messages of support from others who would back her.“That many people saying something made me think, ‘Am I at least supposed to look at the question?’ ” Winfrey said at the time.In herBritish Vogueinterview, Winfrey also talks about her continued support for the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements against sexual abuse, harassment and exploitation.Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott/VogueMert Alas and Marcus Piggott/Vogue“People talk about ‘these are such dark times,’ but what if we shift the paradigm? Because I see it differently,” Winfrey said. “I see, ‘Isn’t this remarkable that we’re waking up?’ For years, women have endured craziness. This is what’s happening to people. They’re allowing themselves to not just become corroded, but to become hysterical. You’ve got to lean to the happiness.”
Oprah Winfreysays she’s not cut out for all the “bulls–t” that comes with running for president.
The media mogul found herself in the political spotlight afterher inspiring speechat theGolden Globesin January, with some speculating that she might run for office in 2020.
But in a new interview withBritish Vogue, Winfrey, 64, explains why she’s not interested in entering politics.
“In that political structure ― all the non-truths, the bulls–t, the crap, the nastiness, the backhanded backroom stuff that goes on ― I feel like I could not exist,” Winfrey says. “I would not be able to do it. It’s not a clean business. It would kill me.”
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
After her rousing speech, theWrinkle in Timestar told PEOPLE in February that her best friend Gayle King urged her to take the possibility of running for president seriously and peppered her with messages of support from others who would back her.
“That many people saying something made me think, ‘Am I at least supposed to look at the question?’ ” Winfrey said at the time.
In herBritish Vogueinterview, Winfrey also talks about her continued support for the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements against sexual abuse, harassment and exploitation.
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott/Vogue
“People talk about ‘these are such dark times,’ but what if we shift the paradigm? Because I see it differently,” Winfrey said. “I see, ‘Isn’t this remarkable that we’re waking up?’ For years, women have endured craziness. This is what’s happening to people. They’re allowing themselves to not just become corroded, but to become hysterical. You’ve got to lean to the happiness.”
source: people.com
