Criticizing Oprah, Trump Falsely Claims He Appeared on Her Show’s Final Week

When former President Donald J. Trump vented Saturday night about Oprah Winfrey’s recent interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, he resurrected a false claim that he had made before: that he appeared on the last week of Ms. Winfrey’s television show.

“A long time ago, Oprah Winfrey asked me to do her last Network Television Show,” Mr. Trump wrote on his social media site. “The final week of her show was a big deal, and it was my honor, with my family, to do it.”

He went on to criticize Ms. Winfrey’s interview with Ms. Harris on Thursday — which featured a number of celebrities and drew hundreds of thousands of viewers — writing, “I couldn’t help but think this isn’t the real Oprah.”

Mr. Trump has claimed before that he appeared in the final week of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” an assertion that has previously been debunked. CNN reported in 2020 that Mr. Trump had made the claim at least four times as president, and that he had been making it since at least 2013. Mr. Trump did appear on the show during its final season but not during its last week, which became a big television event.

Mr. Trump last appeared on Ms. Winfrey’s show on Feb. 7, 2011, three and a half months before the show ended, with his wife and children, according to archived television listings. The final week of her show, in late May of that year, featured Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Madonna, Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jordan, Aretha Franklin, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, according to the listings.

Mr. Trump’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday. A spokeswoman for Ms. Winfrey declined to comment.

Ms. Winfrey endorsed Ms. Harris this year and spoke at the Democratic National Convention last month. Her livestreamed interview with Ms. Harris on Thursday night featured celebrities including Chris Rock, Jennifer Lopez and Meryl Streep.