Oprah distances herself from Trump allies Dr Phil and Dr Oz, says they have ‘not one thing to do with me’

Talk show legend Oprah Winfrey distanced herself from Dr.

Phil McGraw and Dr.

Mehmet Oz, two stars she helped turn into national media personalities who have since become associated with conservative politics.

Winfrey spoke to Emmy Magazine about her career and was asked how she felt about McGraw and Oz now.

"People criticize me for Dr.

Phil and Dr.

Oz, because of their politics or their views," she said, recalling that during a lengthy legal battle in the late ‘90s, "Dr.

Phil, he was so practical, so down-to-earth, so real.

And he would ride in the car with me every morning on the way to trial, where I’m literally sitting on trial for six weeks." McGraw and Oz have become political figures in recent years.

Oz, endorsed by President Donald Trump , ran for U.S.

Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022 before being defeated by Sen.

John Fetterman.

While McGraw has not endorsed either party, he appeared at Trump’s Madison Square Garden campaign rally in October 2024, and accompanied ICE personnel during Chicago immigration raids alongside Trump border czar Tom Homan.

Oz was nominated by Trump and approved by the Senate to become Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2025 as the president returned to office.