Democratic National Committee officials skewered the Harris campaign, declaring it a “billion dollar disaster.” President-elect Donald Trump has ravaged the Democratic Party's lavish spending on his failed campaign.
Lindy Lee, a member of the Democratic National Committee's finance committee, accused the Harris campaign of misleading Democratic donors about Kamala's chances of winning the 2024 presidential election.
“I think it was a big mistake for the party.”
Lee said Saturday's “Fox & Friends,” “The truth is, this is just an epic disaster. This is a billion-dollar disaster. They're $20 million or $18 million in debt. It's unbelievable. No, but I raised millions of dollars for it.”
campaign Submitted documents It shows the Harris-Waltz campaign has raised at least $1 billion, with another $600 million from other allied groups.
Citing sources, Politico's Christopher Cadelago reported Mr. Camara's campaign reportedly ended with at least $20 million in debt.
Lee then slammed Harris campaign chairwoman Jen O'Malley Dillon, accusing her of misleading Democratic donors and wasting millions of dollars.
“I have friends who I have to hold accountable to because I said it was a race with a margin of error,” Lee said. She even released a video saying Harris would win. I believed in her and the donor believed in her, so they wrote a big check. I feel like many of us were misunderstood. ”
Lee noted that even on election night, campaign officials assured her that Vice President Kamala Harris would win.
“I looked someone in the eye and said, 'Are you going to do this? Are you going to get through this?'” She told me, 'Yes.' Said. ”
Another Harris campaign member told Lee that the election was tilted in Kamala's favor because “we're going to win Iowa.”
“I thought, 'What?'” Lee recalled.
Lee said the relationship between Harris and a prominent supporter of President Joe Biden was “terrible” “even before the campaign.”
“There was a conspiracy and they tried to give her the most objectionable agenda,” Lee said. “She was stuck on immigration and civil rights issues.”
“There was a conspiracy by the press and information was constantly being leaked,” Lee continued. “When it came to Kamala Harris, the White House was leaking like a sieve.”
Lee said that if Democrats truly felt Trump was an “existential threat,” they should have held a primary to choose the best candidate instead of “crowning” Harris. Ta.
“I actually don't think it's a big deal for the party that President Biden, 30 minutes after she left office, everyone endorsed her,” Lee said. You may not like it, but deal with it. ”
Mr. Lee acknowledged that Mr. Harris had undergone many personnel changes.
As Blaze News reported, Harris' team spent millions of dollars on celebrity and influencer endorsements, as well as significant costs associated with “event production.”
Meanwhile, Trump mocked the Harris campaign for spending record amounts of money and accomplishing nothing.
President Trump: “I am very surprised that the Democratic Party, which fought a hard and brave fight and raised record amounts of money in the 2020 presidential election, has so little money left over.'' declared on X social media platforms. “Now we're being squeezed by vendors and others.”
“Whatever we can do to help them during this difficult time, I urge you to do so as a party and for the unity that is so desperately needed,” Trump said Saturday. We have the most funds left.” This campaign's assets are “earned media” and won't cost much. ”
According to campaign funds Submitted documentsMr. Trump has raised more than $1 billion in donations from campaign committees and other groups. After the election, the Trump campaign has about $125 million in cash on hand.
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