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In a recent Truth Social post, former President Donald Trump raised concerns over celebrity appearances at Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 presidential campaign events, alleging that several well-known figures were paid large sums to publicly endorse her. Among those mentioned were Beyonc\u00e9, Oprah Winfrey, and Rev. Al Sharpton.<\/p>\n
Trump claimed, without providing evidence, that Beyonc\u00e9 was paid $11 million to briefly attend a Harris rally and endorse the campaign. He also alleged that Winfrey received $3 million and Sharpton $600,000 for their public support. \u201cThey were paid to do absolutely nothing,\u201d Trump wrote, adding, \u201cYOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL.\u201d<\/p>\n
These claims have not been independently verified, and outlets such as\u00a0Newsweek<\/em>\u00a0have reported that no official evidence has been presented to support the allegations. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records do not show an $11 million payment to Beyonc\u00e9. However, filings do confirm a $165,000 payment to her media company, Parkwood Entertainment.<\/p>\n Similarly, Harpo Productions, Oprah Winfrey\u2019s company, was paid $1 million, and Sharpton\u2019s National Action Network received $500,000. These payments were reportedly for organizing and hosting events, including a livestreamed campaign gathering in Michigan.<\/p>\n The Harris campaign has denied that any improper payments were made. A spokesperson refuted the $10 million figure cited in online speculation and reaffirmed that all campaign finances were reported in accordance with federal law.<\/p>\n During her brief appearance at a 2024 rally, Beyonc\u00e9 addressed the crowd, stating, \u201cI\u2019m not here as a celebrity\u2026 I\u2019m here as a mother who cares deeply about our future.\u201d<\/p>\n As of now, no investigations have been announced by the Federal Election Commission or the Department of Justice regarding the payments or the celebrity endorsements. Campaign finance filings available to the public do not support claims of illegal activity.<\/p>\n While the issue has sparked political discussion, the allegations remain unproven, and current records suggest the payments were made for event-related services, not endorsements.<\/p>\n What are your thoughts on celebrity involvement in political campaigns? Share this article and join the conversation.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a recent Truth Social post, former President Donald Trump raised concerns over celebrity appearances at Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 presidential campaign events, alleging that several well-known figures … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32732,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32730\/revisions\/32732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}