Donald Trump is accusing Beyoncé and Oprah Winfrey of taking millions from Democrats during the 2024 election in exchange for their celebrity endorsements. According to Newsweek, records from the Federal Election Commission do not show an $11 million payment from the Harris campaign to Beyoncé.
“I’m looking at the large amount of money owed by the Democrats, after the Presidential Election,” he posted on Truth Social. “And the fact that they admit to paying, probably illegally, Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT (she never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!), Three Million Dollars for ‘expenses,’ to Oprah, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to very low rated TV “anchor,” Al Sharpton (a total lightweight!), and others to be named for doing, absolutely NOTHING!”
“These ridiculous fees were incorrectly stated in the books and records,” he continued. “YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO. Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them.
“All hell would break out! Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW. They should all be prosecuted!”
Trump has been making these bold claims for a while now.
Back in May, Trump accused Harris of accepting “a major and illegal campaign contribution” from the artists who appeared at her rallies. He has submitted no evidence.
“How much did Kamala Harris pay Bruce Springsteen for his poor performance during her campaign for president?” Trump posted on his social media site, Truth Social, on Monday (May 19). “Why did he accept that money if he is such a fan of hers? Isn’t that a major and illegal campaign contribution? …And how much went to Oprah, and Bono???”
And last year, Beyoncé‘s mother, Tina Knowles, categorically denied that the superstar was paid by Harris. “The lie is that Beyonce was paid 10 million dollars to speak at a rally in Houston for Vice President Kamala Harris,” Tina wrote on Instagram in November. “When In Fact: Beyonce did not receive a penny for speaking at a Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’s Rally in Houston.”
Federal Election Commission Records show that Beyoncé’s production company, Parkwood Entertainment, received $165,000 for event production at a rally in Houston (Oct. 25, 2024), paid weeks later on Nov. 19, 2024.
Oprah Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Productions, received around $1 million, reportedly for production expenses tied to a Michigan livestream, not an endorsement fee.
And Al Sharpton’s organization, National Action Network, received about $500,000, again for services, not a paid endorsement.
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