President Trump called early Monday for a “major investigation” into former Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing the failed presidential candidate of breaking the law by paying world-class artists to perform at rallies and endorse her.
The president slammed Harris for her celebrity-filled campaign events leading up to the Nov. 5, 2024, election — name-checking Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and U2’s Bono.
“HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT?” the president asked in an all-caps tirade on his Truth Social.
“WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN’T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCÉ? …AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO???”
“I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter,” Trump said, calling it “a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.”
Harris earned high-profile endorsements immediately after entering the presidential race last July, following then-President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out.
A-list celebrities — including Arnold Schwarzenegger, LeBron James, George Clooney and Taylor Swift — all threw their support behind her while several musical guests also joined her at rallies.
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Megan Thee Stallion, Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, 2 Chainz and Mumford & Sons all performed at Harris events in an apparent effort to get low-propensity voters out to the polls.
Springsteen performed during an October rally at Temple University in Philadelphia that also featured former President Barack Obama.
Three days earlier, Beyoncé made a highly anticipated appearance alongside Harris in Houston but didn’t sing, angering fans.
“This was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT’S NOT LEGAL!” Trump said in his early morning post..
“For these unpatriotic ‘entertainers,’ this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system,” he added.
On the eve of the election, Harris made a joint appearance with Winfrey at the base of the steps leading to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Following Harris’ loss, it emerged that a series of election eve concerts in key swing states had cost the Democratic campaign up to $20 million.
While the performers donated their time and talent, constructing the concert sets still required an immense commitment of manpower and financial resources.
Federal Election Commission rules require campaigns to pay fair market value “for any ancillary costs” of performances — such as wages for band members and producers.
The seven swing-state concerts on election eve featured performances by Bon Jovi in Detroit, Aguilera in Las Vegas, Perry in Pittsburgh and Lady Gaga in Philadelphia — with 2 Chainz joining Harris on Nov. 2, three days before the election, for an eighth concert in Atlanta.
Another planned performance, by ’90s alt-rock goddess Alanis Morissette, was scrapped to save money with just two days to spare, sources told The Post at the time.
