Scoop: Oprah pitched a White House run with Mitt Romney to stop Trump in 2020, book reveals
- Mike Allen, author of Axios AM
Oprah Winfrey speaks at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan last month. Photo: Christopher Smith/Invision/AP
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) tells the author of a forthcoming book that Oprah Winfrey suggested he join her on a unity presidential ticket in 2020 to stop President Trump's reelection.
Driving the news: It's the latest revelation in "Romney: A Reckoning" by McKay Coppins, out a week from Tuesday.
Why it matters: The book is based on dozens of hours of interviews with Romney, along with access to his diaries and journals — rare access to the real-time communications of a sitting officeholder.
Zoom in: Coppins writes that Romney told him Winfrey, a Democrat, made a pitch to run together "to save the country," according to a source familiar with the manuscript.
- Romney tells Coppins he dismissed the idea, believing that such a campaign would inadvertently help Trump.
Reality check: A source familiar with Winfrey's thinking said she was never serious about running — although some close to her thought she should.
Context: Romney, who ran for president alongside Paul Ryan on the GOP ticket in 2012, announced last month that he won't run for Senate reelection next year.
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