NBC deleted a controversial tweet endorsing Oprah Winfrey for President on Monday morning, claiming a third party sent it and that it wasn’t ‘meant to be a political statement.’
‘Yesterday a tweet about the Golden Globes and Oprah Winfrey was sent by a third party agency for NBC Entertainment in real time during the broadcast,’ NBC tweeted out early Monday morning.
‘It is in reference to a joke made during the monologue and not meant to be a political statement. We have since removed the tweet.’
The network tweeted a photo of Winfrey laughing along with ‘Nothing but respect for OUR future president. #GoldenGlobes’ during Sunday night’s award show.
NBC deleted a controversial tweet endorsing Oprah Winfrey for President on Monday morning, claiming a third party sent it and that it wasn’t ‘meant to be a political statement’
‘Yesterday a tweet about the Golden Globes and Oprah Winfrey was sent by a third party agency for NBC Entertainment in real time during the broadcast,’ NBC tweeted out early Monday morning
The network tweeted a photo of Winfrey laughing along with ‘Nothing but respect for OUR future president. #GoldenGlobes’ during Sunday night’s award show
The tweet was deleted sometime the following morning, but not before it was met with a flurry of angry responses by right wing pundits.
Among them was the president’s social-media-savvy son Donald Trump Jr, who wrote that it showed the media’s bias against his father’s administration.
‘In case anyone had any doubts about where the media stands this should take care of it,’ he angrily wrote early Monday morning.
‘The bias against @realDonaldTrump is now so obvious they have simply given up hiding it. Can you trust anything they say at this point?’
NBC’s tweet that seemed to endorse an Oprah Winfrey run for president in 2020 came after she delivered a powerful speech urging women and men to work together to ensure no one ever has to utter the words ‘Me Too’ again.
The tweet was deleted sometime the following morning, but not before it was met with a flurry of angry responses by right wing pundits. Among those was the president’s social-media-savvy son Donald Trump Jr, who wrote that it showed the media’s bias against his father’s administration
‘In case anyone had any doubts about where the media stands this should take care of it,’ he angrily wrote early Monday morning
NBC’s tweet that seemed to endorse an Oprah Winfrey run for president in 2020 came after she delivered a powerful speech urging women and men to work together to ensure no one ever has to utter the words ‘Me Too’ again
The actress and businesswoman, who received a lengthy standing ovation as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the ceremony, said she was honored to be the first black woman to receive the accolade.
The 63-year-old, who left most of the audience in tears, began her speech speaking about the feelings she had as a young girl watching Sidney Poitier win the best actor Academy Award in 1964.
‘It is not lost on me that, at this moment, there is some little girl watching as I become the first black woman to be given the same award,’ Oprah said. ‘It is an honor and it is a privilege to share the evening with all of them.’
‘I want all the girls watching here to know that a new day is on the horizon. When that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say ‘Me too’ again.’
Immediately following the speech, Winfrey was widely praised with many calling ‘it one of the greatest American speeches’ as others urged her to make a run for President in 2020.
Two friends, speaking anonymously to CNN, also implied Winfrey was considering entering politics although Winfrey has always denied this is the case.
Winfrey also addressed the sexual misconduct scandal roiling Hollywood and beyond, saying she was inspired by all the women who have bravely shared their personal stories of abuse.
‘It’s not just a story affecting the entertainment industry. It’s one that transcends any culture, geography, race, religion, politics, or workplace.
‘So I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.
‘They’re the women whose names we’ll never know. They are domestic workers and farm workers. They are working in factories and they work in restaurants and they’re in academia, engineering, medicine, and science. They’re part of the world of tech and politics and business. They’re our athletes in the Olympics and they’re our soldiers in the military.’