“Candidates aren’t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, underneath the guise of paying for leisure,” Trump fumed in a caps lock-heavy screed on social media within the early hours of Monday.
“This was a really costly and determined effort to artificially construct up her sparse crowds. IT’S NOT LEGAL!” he added, calling the varied artists who got here out in assist of Harris “unpatriotic.”
Then-Vice President Harris acquired a gentle stream of celeb backers main as much as the November election. Beyoncé spoke at a rally in Houston together with former Future’s Youngster bandmate Kelly Rowland, however didn’t carry out, whereas Winfrey hosted a star-studded, live-streamed city corridor close to Detroit.
Rumors falsely circulated that the superstars had been paid hundreds of thousands for his or her assist, which their groups rapidly shut down.
The Harris marketing campaign, which raised greater than $1 billion in only a few months, paid Beyoncé’s manufacturing firm $165,000 and gave $1 million to Harpo Productions, Winfrey’s firm, in accordance with marketing campaign finance information.
Winfrey addressed criticism over the determine in a social media put up, saying she didn’t obtain “any private payment.”
