Oprah Winfrey is facing criticism after her comments regarding this week's election of Donald Trump.

"America has spoken," she said during an interview with ET. "I just saw President-elect Trump with President Obama in the White House and it gave me hope. To hear President-elect Trump say that he had respect for President Obama it felt that he had reached a moment where he was actually humbled by that experience. To hear President Obama say he had renewed confidence in the peaceful transition."

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She then broke into song for a moment, belting out, "I think everybody can take a deep breath now," then added, "It felt good seeing that."

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