And YOU Get a Medal of Freedom! Today's Best Oprah Tweets
Today, as the Queen of All Media is truly living her best life, Twitter is feting the Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree the best way it knows how: slightly funny comedy.

Evan Vucci/AP

There are a lot of variations on the same theme—Oprah likes to give things away!—but quite a few elicit a solid smirk. Here are some of the best.
"Look under your seats…" RT @HuffPostMedia: OPRAH. pic.twitter.com/HFN7nMzkrd
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) November 20, 2013OPRAH: YOU GET A PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, YOU GET A PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, YOU GET A PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM
— Matt Vasilogambros (@MattVas) November 20, 2013Obama to Oprah: You get a medal. You get a medal. You get a medal. Everyone on this stage is getting a Presidential Medal of Freeedomm!
— Brian Frange (@brianfrange) November 20, 2013In honor of Oprah, is POTUS giving everyone cars? Ernie Banks gets a car, Ben Bradlee gets a car, Bill Clinton gets a car! ;)
— Lee Brenner (@LeeBrenner) November 20, 2013//everyone gets a car!// @ethanklapper "Look under your seats…" RT @HuffPostMedia: OPRAH. pic.twitter.com/Ty2MVJHlzH
— Adriel Bettelheim (@abettel) November 20, 2013I sincerely hope Oprah asks all the reporters at the Medal of Freedom ceremony to look under their chairs because....NEW CAR
— Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) November 20, 2013And you get a Medal of Freedom, and you get a Medal of Freedom. Everyone gets a Medal of Freedom! Up next Tom Cruise is here!!! #Oprah
— Grant Langford (@langfordjazz) November 20, 2013"How Will Oprah's Presidential Medal Of Freedom Affect Her Oscar Chances?"
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) November 20, 2013And finally, this provocative question. (The answer is yes.)
Would we all be better off under President Oprah?
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) November 20, 2013Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.
