Lest you get too excited about a potential Oprah 2020 run, though, we'd like to call your attention to the timeline of the Rubenstein interview. It's been making the rounds on the internet today, but it was actually filmed on December 12 . And in January, Winfrey told Stephen Colbert that she would "never" run for president. "It's not my thing," Winfrey said at the time.