President-elect Trump on Saturday accused Democrats of paying millions of dollars to celebrities to support Vice President Kamala Harris. Among them was MSNBC host Al Sharpton, whom Trump has derided as a “con artist.”
“Are Democrats allowed to pay $11 million, $2 million, $500,000 to get the support of Beyoncé, Oprah, and Pastor Al?” Trump wrote in his post. A true social platform.
“I don't think so! Beyoncé didn't sing, Oprah didn't do anything (she called it an “expense”), and Al is just a third-rate scammer. So what's going on here? ? ? ”
“Totally against the law. I've heard there are many more!!!” he added.
It's unclear how President Trump came up with the numbers he posted.
Beyoncé and Oprah Winfrey joined Harris' unsuccessful presidential campaign.
Sharpton, a civil rights leader who hosts MSNBC's “Politics Nation,” met with Harris in October and held a rally to support Veep's candidacy.
Mr. Sharpton's nonprofit National Action Network reported that it had received $500,000 from Mr. Harris in the weeks before the interview. Washington Free Beacon.
MSNBC said it was not aware of the donation, and a rep for Mr. Sharpton did not immediately return a message Saturday.
Winfrey claims she has not been “paid a penny” for Harris' failed presidential bid, and that her production company, Harpo Productions, will produce the star-studded virtual town hall event “Unite for America” in September. He claimed to have made a profit of $1 million from production costs.
The Harris campaign paid Beyoncé's production company, Parkwood Production Media, $165,000 in November, a month after the two women appeared at an event in Beyoncé's hometown of Houston. According to multiple reports.
