Oprah
Winfrey has been notably distancing herself from President Obama and
First Lady Michelle and apparently her latest slight came against
Obamacare.
The
media icon was asked to attend a meeting at the White House along with
other celebrities to see how they could help create some positive
publicity for the Affordable Care Act.
Rather
than jumping on board like Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson, Oprah
reportedly quickly said that she would not be attending the meeting.
'All
of Oprah’s top people thought she would go, because when the president
invites you to the White House, most people automatically say yes, but
Oprah said she didn’t have the time or inclination to go. It wasn’t like
she had to think it over. It was an immediate, flat-out, unequivocal
no,' an Oprah advisor told journalist Ed Klein.
According
to Klein, the slight is just the talk show host's latest way of getting
back at the Obama administration for failing to live up to the alleged
promises that they agreed to when Winfrey campaigned for Obama in 2008.
The
talk show host used her sizable clout to help get the then-one-term
Senator elected, and she thought that in return, she would be able to
have special access to the administration.
There
were big plans, and a team was put together to come up with proposals
that would have been mutually beneficial. But none of that ever
happened.
Oprah
sent notes and a rep to talk to Valerie Jarrett, but nothing came of
it. It slowly dawned on Oprah that the Obamas had absolutely no
intention of keeping their word and bringing her into their confidence.
This
is a burnt bridge that will not be fixed anytime soon, Klein argues,
which could come at more of a cost to the TV host than the President.
'Obama
hasn’t budged, and neither has Oprah. She’s hurt and angry, and I
seriously doubt that Oprah will ever make up with the Obamas. She knows
how to hold a grudge,' a source close to Winfrey said.
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