Oprah Winfrey said she was initially in disbelief after learning Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. But now the media mogul seems to have had a change of heart and Twitter users are not here for it.
On Thursday (November 10), Winfrey tweeted a picture of Trump’s meeting with Obama with the message, “Everybody take a deep breath! #HopeLives!”
Everybody take a deep breath! #HopeLives! pic.twitter.com/YqNJSUab3a
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) November 10, 2016
In an interview with the Associated Press Oprah elaborated:
“I could sense, maybe I’m wrong, but I could sense from Donald Trump’s body language even when he came out for the acceptance speech, that brotha has been humbled by this world thing,” she said. “I think it’s a humbling process that now you literally have the weight of the world on your shoulders.”
Do not be surprised when celebrities normalize and praise Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/WWttgi9Z3l
— Broderick Greer
(@BroderickGreer) November 11, 2016
Her comments were quickly met with backlash.
Oprah what the fuck? This is not one of my favorite things. https://t.co/yfGmR2NFLf
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 12, 2016
Oprah, you can take a deep breath and hold it while the rest of us literally fight for our lives right now. #smh https://t.co/oxk9qAuZTI
— Heather Matarazzo (@HeatherMatarazz) November 12, 2016
I… but… no… https://t.co/hBXaYROQwm
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) November 12, 2016
No @Oprah we're not going to take a deep breath, love you but with all due respect, the hatred that man has released won't touch your life. https://t.co/CNjOnCSuoW
— S. Maxx Mahaffey (@smaxxmahaffey) November 11, 2016
