Trump said that on The Oprah Winfrey Show in a 1988 appearance. The quote about running as a Republican is a fake meme and was not something he actually said on that show.

What happened

  • He was on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show to promote Trump: The Art of the Deal.
  • When Oprah asked about a presidential run, he gave a cautious answer, saying he probably would not run.
  • The later viral line about Republicans being “the dumbest group of voters” is not authentic.

Why people remember it this way

The confusion comes from a long-running internet meme that mixes Trump’s real 1988 Oprah appearance with a fabricated quote about running as a Republican. That’s why the claim keeps circulating in forums and social posts.

Bottom line

The talk show was The Oprah Winfrey Show , and the specific “I’d run as a Republican” quote is not real.

TL;DR: Oprah’s show. The Republican-run quote is fake.