CHICAGO — Legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey enthusiastically embraced Vice President Kamala Harris‘s 2024 campaign, urging independents to embrace the Democratic ticket during a surprise speech at the party’s convention Wednesday evening.

“After watching the Obamas last night, that was some epic fire, wasn’t it? Some epic fire,” Winfrey said at the beginning of her speech. “We’re now so fired up we can’t wait to leave here and do something. And what are gonna do is elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States.”