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Oprah Winfrey backs Harris
"What we're going to do is elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States," she said after taking the stage.
![Oprah Winfrey, chief executive officer of Oprah Winfrey Network LLC, during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.](https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/15216005_oprah-dnc-img.jpg)
The first time Oprah put her legacy brand behind a political candidate was Barack Obama in 2008.
"That was some epic fire," she said of the Obamas speeches last night, taking inspiration from Michelle Obama's call on the crowd to "do something!"