President Trump
Claims Kamala Paid Beyoncé $11M for Endorsement
Calls Out Springsteen, Oprah in Rant
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President Donald Trump says he’ll name for an investigation into Kamala Harris‘ presidential marketing campaign appearances by sure celebrities … accusing the previous vice chairman of illegally paying for his or her endorsements.
In a Sunday evening put up on his Reality Social web site, Trump calls out “unpatriotic ‘entertainers,'” and asks particularly how a lot Kamala’s marketing campaign paid Bruce Springsteen to carry out at a marketing campaign occasion.
Trump goes on to indicate Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono had been equally paid for endorsing Kamala.
He mentioned candidates should not allowed to pay for endorsements, accusing his former opponent of doing so, calling it an “expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds.”
In one other put up, on Monday morning, Trump claimed Beyoncé was paid $11 million to stroll onto a stage to endorse Kamala … and he says she exited the stage to booing. In his signature all-caps model, the president says Bruce Springsteen, Oprah, Bono, “AND, PERHAPS, MANY OTHERS” should clarify.
In November, Tina Knowles pointedly denied her daughter Beyoncé was paid to seem on the Kamala rally in Houston, saying the singer paid her personal approach.
Oprah herself advised TMZ final yr she was not paid for her endorsement and by no means took any cash personally from the marketing campaign. Her manufacturing firm was reportedly paid, as was Beyoncé’s manufacturing firm, for media companies … however not the quantity Trump is claiming.
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Springsteen performed at a Philadelphia occasion for Harris in October, however there is not any indication he was paid to take action.
As you recognize, Trump did not respect criticism from The Boss final week, who was touring internationally … lashing out on the rocker in a number of posts, calling him “dumb,” and a “prune” — and saying he ought to “KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT” till he returns to the U.S.
It is unclear the place Trump’s claims of unlawful funds are coming from … however clearly, paying for a live performance gig, or for skilled companies, will not be unlawful — and it isn’t clear what the president is referring to so far as paid endorsements. Trump says he’ll name for the investigation, however no motion’s been taken to date Monday.
Trump featured many movie star endorsements himself throughout his 2024 run … together with Child Rock, Hulk Hogan, Joe Rogan and Sylvester Stallone.
We have reached out to Beyonce, Springsteen, Bono and Oprah for remark … to date, no phrase again.
