President Trump has some thoughts on Oprah running for president, and they're almost coherent!

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President Trump has some thoughts on Oprah running for president, and they're almost coherent!
Trump and Oprah in 1996, in the golden era when  people besides billionaire celebrities could become president. Credit: The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

Oprah may be running for president in 2020 -- and, uh, even the Trumps are getting on board.

Last night, Ivanka Trump retweeted Oprah's now-famous Golden Globes speech with enthusiasm and included the anti-sexual harassment #TimesUp hashtag (with no mention, of course, of her father's accusers). Then on Tuesday, Trump expressed his own qualified enthusiasm for a potential Oprah run.

"Yeah, I'll beat Oprah," Trump told a room full of reporters. "Oprah would be a lot of fun. I know her very well. You know I did one of her last shows, she had Donald Trump as before politics, her last week and she had Donald Trump and my family. I like Oprah. I don't think she's going to run."

It's impossible to precisely narrow down Trump's position on Oprah, given that his language is so repetitive, circular, and contradictory. However, here's what we can glean from his response:

- Trump could beat Oprah

- Oprah once had Trump on her show

- That's pretty much it

Worth noting -- 2020 is still three years away and Democrats are currently in the middle of primary season 2016 on Twitter.

If there's any way we could fast forward to 2011, that would be great, thanks.

Topics Donald Trump

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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