Donald Trump lashes out at Oprah in late-night tweet

THE US President has lashed out at Oprah Winfrey and challenged the chat show queen to run against him in 2020.

Oprah met with a panel of voters in 60 Minutes. Source: CBS.

DONALD Trump has lashed out at Oprah Winfrey on Twitter — calling her “very insecure” and “biased and slanted” for a television interview she did with American voters.

Winfrey had interviewed a group of Michigan voters for a 60 Minutes segment that aired Sunday night in the US. Half the group had voted for Trump and the other half had not.

However, Mr Trump said the piece was “biased” and seemed to be prompting the television queen to run against him in 2020 in an angry late-night tweet.

“Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes,” Mr Trump wrote on Twitter.

“The questions were biased and slanted, the facts incorrect. Hope Oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated just like all of the others!”

Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes. The questions were biased and slanted, the facts incorrect. Hope Oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated just like all of the others!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2018

The chat show superstar was widely tipped for a presidential run in 2020 after she delivered an emotional speech at the Golden Globes last month. However, she has denied that she was considering a presidential bid.

Some on Twitter suggested the President may have bigger fish to fry.

Yes. You’re totally right. It’s Oprah Winfrey that seems insecure. #keepthecrazytweetscoming https://t.co/nUqB0ySK4n

— Neera Tanden 🌊 (@neeratanden) February 19, 2018

There was a school shooting an hour down the road from his resort and he’s tweeting about NASCAR and Oprah. https://t.co/CVHweOqC5X

— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) February 19, 2018

In 60 Minutes, Oprah asked the panel about topics including Mr Trump’s reported “s**thole” remarks about third-world countries and his economic and foreign policies.

However, she also asked the panel about the US President’s temperament.

“There have been some members of Congress, including Republicans, questioning his stability and fitness for office,” she said to the voters.

“What do you think of that, and do you believe he has the temperament to be president?”

But, despite the lashing from Mr Trump, many of those speaking on the show said they would still vote for the POTUS one year on from the last interview.

“I feel like he cares more about me than the last president did,” one of the participants, Daniel, said.

“He cares about issues affecting my day-to-day life more. Like, the tax cuts. That’ll increase my bottom line.”

Another, called Matt, said that he still “loves Trump more and more every day”.

“He speaks like everybody else does,” he said. “This guy’s straightforward. I’m bringin’ jobs back. I’m worried about America first. And that’s what I’m gonna do. And guess what? He’s kept every promise he started because he said it.”