Gayle King : Oprah 'Intrigued' by 2020 Race Not 'Actively Considering' It
Gayle King
"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King  said Tuesday  she  thinks  her  best friend  Oprah Winfrey  is "intrigued by the idea" of challenging President Donald Trump for the White House in 2020  but  she 's not "actively considering" a campaign.
"I absolutely don't think that  her  position has changed "  King  said during the early morning program. "I don't. You know  I was up talking to  her  very late last night. I do think this though  guys. I do think  she 's intrigued by the idea."
 King  continued that  she  also knows after years of watching Winfrey's television show  "you always have a right to change your mind."
"I don't think at this point  she  is actually considering it " said  King . "Listen  there are people who have said they want to be  her  campaign manager  who want to quit their jobs and campaign for  her .  She  loves this country and would like to be of service in some way  but I don't think that  she 's actively considering it."
Speculation started growing about Winfrey's political ambitions after  her  speech at Sunday night's Golden Globe awards  and was spurred more when  her  longtime companion  Stedman Graham  told the Los Angeles Times that  she  would "absolutely" run  but the decision was "up to the people."
"Stedman says that he thought the reporter said to him 'Would she make a good president?' And he said  'absolutely she would '" said  King . "Stedman would never so cavalierly say absolutely she would do it  it's up to the people. He would never do that."
Meanwhile   King  said the Golden Globes producers had wanted Winfrey to cut her speech to about three minutes long. She insisted in keeping it at six minutes  and after applause was factored in  it timed out at nine minutes.
"I think the producers thought that was worth going late for "  King  said. "She wanted that moment to be more than women wearing black dresses of solidarity. She really did want to speak to young girls around the country."
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"I absolutely don't think that  her  position has changed "  King  said during the early morning program. "I don't. You know  I was up talking to  her  very late last night. I do think this though  guys. I do think  she 's intrigued by the idea."
 King  continued that  she  also knows after years of watching Winfrey's television show  "you always have a right to change your mind."
"I don't think at this point  she  is actually considering it " said  King . "Listen  there are people who have said they want to be  her  campaign manager  who want to quit their jobs and campaign for  her .  She  loves this country and would like to be of service in some way  but I don't think that  she 's actively considering it."
Speculation started growing about Winfrey's political ambitions after  her  speech at Sunday night's Golden Globe awards  and was spurred more when  her  longtime companion  Stedman Graham  told the Los Angeles Times that  she  would "absolutely" run  but the decision was "up to the people."
"Stedman says that he thought the reporter said to him 'Would she make a good president?' And he said  'absolutely she would '" said  King . "Stedman would never so cavalierly say absolutely she would do it  it's up to the people. He would never do that."
Meanwhile   King  said the Golden Globes producers had wanted Winfrey to cut her speech to about three minutes long. She insisted in keeping it at six minutes  and after applause was factored in  it timed out at nine minutes.
"I think the producers thought that was worth going late for "  King  said. "She wanted that moment to be more than women wearing black dresses of solidarity. She really did want to speak to young girls around the country."