Sean Spicer on possible Oprah presidential run: She’d be an ‘extremely formidable’ opponent

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Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer suggested Oprah Winfrey may have a difficult time if she decides to enter the 2020 presidential race because she is inexperienced in politics, but called her an “extremely formidable” opponent.

“There’s no question in my mind that she’d be extremely formidable,” Spicer told “Good Morning Britain” on Monday. “That being said, she doesn’t have the political infrastructure. And we’ve seen this before in our history — where people who have tried to pop in that are not in politics and have had a difficult time adjusting.”

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