Ivanka Trump has praised Oprah Winfrey’s emotive Golden Globes speech after it ignited speculation that the former talk show host could run for the White House in 2020.

President Donald Trump’s daughter described Winfrey’s address to the awards ceremony, which tackled the sexual harassment scandal in the entertainment industry head-on, as “empowering” and “inspiring”.

Trump also rallied behind the Time's Up campaign, aimed at ending sexual harassment, adding: “Let’s all come together, women & men, & say #TIMESUP! #United”.

Winfrey, who was herself a victim of child abuse, delivered a nine-minute monologue while accepting the Cecil B DeMille Award on Sunday, in which she envisioned a “new day” where people will no longer be sexually harassed.

She said: “I want all of the girls watching here now to know, that a new day is on the horizon.”