Donald Trump has revealed Oprah as his ideal running mate in presidential campaign
Trump has just joined the 2016 presidential race
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Your support makes all the difference.Just hours after announcing he was joining the 2016 US presidential race, Donald Trump sat down with George Stephanopoulos and revealed his ideal running mate: Oprah Winfrey.
The ABC News anchor reminded Mr Trump that in 1999, when he was considering a presidential run, he said he would like to run with Ms Winfrey. The newly announced presidential candidate said he has not changed his mind.
In fact, he said the Trump/Winfrey ticket would march all the way to the White House.
“She’s great, she’s talented, she’s a friend of mine. She’s a good person. I’ve been on her show. I like Oprah. I mean, is that supposed to be a bad thing? I don’t think so.”
Mr Trump still is a long way off from naming a running mate. He would need to win the Republican presidential nomination, which right now he is a long shot to do. He was the 12th Republican candidate to declare for the presidency, with more candidates likely to declare.
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