Stephen Colbert gets God to tell Oprah Winfrey to run for President

'Wow, Oprah knows who I am? I can’t wait to tell Jesus'

Jack Shepherd
Wednesday 07 March 2018 11:09 GMT
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Following a rousing speech at the Golden Globes, the world began hoping Oprah Winfrey would run for President of the United States.

However, on multiple occasions, the entrepreneur, broadcaster, and actor has denied the public, saying she would only run for office if she received a message from God.

Appearing on Stephen Colbert’s late night show, Oprah re-enforced those comments once more, but this time there was a catch.

“Oprah, Stephen, what’s up!” said a booming voice during the segment. Above them, on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theatre, a projection of the Lord.

“I’m a huge fan,” God said of Oprah, to which she replied: “That’s great to hear, I’m a big fan of yours too, God, I really am.”

“Wow, Oprah knows who I am?” He said back. “I can’t wait to tell Jesus. I'm going to look so cool!” God then gave Oprah a sign, quite literally, holding up a sign with the word 'run' on it.

"All I can tell you God is that 'run' is now a part of my exercise routine," to which God responded: "How can I make this clearer - Oprah 2020, yes she can!" Watch the segment below, God coming in around the 4:30 mark.

Recently, Oprah said of running for President: "I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. And so it’s not something that interests me. I don’t have the DNA for it... that’s not for me."

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