Donald Trump Wants Oprah Winfrey As Running mate in Republican Presidential Campaign

Billionaire and presidential candidate Donald Trump has announced he wants chat show host Oprah Winfrey as his running mate.

The business magnate and star of The Apprentice threw his hat into the ring yesterday to become the Republican’s choice for the top job.

He says he knows Oprah and wants the popular chat show host to help him become president he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.

‘I think Oprah would be great. I’d love to have Oprah,’ Trump said.

‘I think we’d win easily, actually.’

He had suggested Oprah as his running mate when he was considering running in the 1999 election which he eventually decided not to contest.

Now he said that Oprah, who he knows, would be the perfect running mate for this campaign.

Oprah has not responded.