{"id":169283,"date":"2025-05-19T17:34:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/donald-trump-claims-kamala-harris-paid-beyonce-11-million-for-endorsement-announces-plans-to-investigate\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:34:06","slug":"donald-trump-claims-kamala-harris-paid-beyonce-11-million-for-endorsement-announces-plans-to-investigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/donald-trump-claims-kamala-harris-paid-beyonce-11-million-for-endorsement-announces-plans-to-investigate\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Claims Kamala Harris Paid Beyonce $11 Million For Endorsement, Announces Plans to Investigate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When news of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/joe-biden-diagnosed-with-aggressive-prostate-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden\u2019s cancer diagnosis<\/a> went public, Donald Trump offered what appeared to be sincere words of support to the former president and his family.<\/p>\n<p>But a man can\u2019t suppress his true nature forever, so a few hours later, the president was back to doing what he does best: trolling celebrities and spreading wild conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/donald-trump-taylor-swift-hot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump launched an unprovoked attack on Taylor Swift<\/a> last week, incurring the wrath of millions of Swifties in the process.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump looks on as he hosts the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-525881 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210722801-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US President Donald Trump looks on as he hosts the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI \/ AFP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But apparently, that was more fun than boring presidential tasks, because taking shots at A-listers is 47\u2019s latest obsession.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-announces-plans-to-investigate-beyonce-bruce-springsteen\">Trump announces plans to investigate Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen<\/h2>\n<p>Taking to his Truth Social platform Sunday night, Trump continued an earlier tirade against Bruce Springsteen and tossed Beyonce into the mix for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-Springsteen stance began when the rock legend criticized Trump in an interview. Now, the president is accusing both Beyonce and the Boss of illicitly accepting payments from Kamala Harris\u2019 campaign during the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT? WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN\u2019T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONC\u00c9? \u2026AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO???\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114532867603994760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump wrote<\/a> at 1:34 am on Monday, before dropping the all-caps routine in order to show how serious he is:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks after the fight between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort during Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort presented by Triller at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino on September 11, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-525880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks after the fight between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort during Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort presented by Triller at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino on September 11, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-525880 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1339758054-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks after the fight between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort during Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort presented by Triller at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino on September 11, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am going to call for a major investigation into this matter,\u201d he continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCandidates aren\u2019t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT\u2019S NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic \u2018entertainers,\u2019 this was just a CORRUPT &amp; UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-accuses-harris-of-buying-beyonce-s-endorsement-with-11-million-payout\">Trump accuses Harris of buying Beyonce\u2019s endorsement with $11 million payout<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris embraces singer Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9 at a campaign rally on October 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. \" class=\"wp-image-525889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris embraces singer Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9 at a campaign rally on October 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. \" class=\"wp-image-525889 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2180315733-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris embraces singer Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9 at a campaign rally on October 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In subsequent posts, Trump alleged that Beyonce was paid $11 million to appear at a Harris campaign event. And because she didn\u2019t perform, he reasons, she was paid to endorse the Democratic candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to news reports, Beyonc\u00e9 was paid $11,000,000 to walk onto a stage, quickly ENDORSE KAMALA, and walk off to loud booing for never having performed, NOT EVEN ONE SONG,\u201d the president wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember, the Democrats and Kamala illegally paid her millions of Dollars for doing nothing other than giving Kamala a full throated ENDORSEMENT. THIS IS AN ILLEGAL ELECTION SCAM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL! IT IS AN ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION! BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, OPRAH, BONO AND, PERHAPS, MANY OTHERS, HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kamala-harris-beyonce-11-million-endorsement-fec-records-trump-election-2074174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newsweek<\/a><\/em> reports that Federal Election Committee records do not show an $11 million payout to Beyonce.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell if this investigation will actually happen, or if it\u2019ll go the way of previous agenda items, like \u201cno taxes on tips\u201d and Canada as the 51st state.<\/p>\n<p>We would guess that Trump is just venting here, but we\u2019d still play it safe for a while if we were Bruce. You know the Donald probably hates that someone else beat him to the \u201cBoss\u201d nickname.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/donald-trump-claims-kamala-harris-paid-beyonce-11-million-for-endorsement-announces-plans-to-investigate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes When news of Joe Biden\u2019s cancer diagnosis went public, Donald Trump offered what appeared to be sincere words of support to the former president and his family. But a man can\u2019t suppress his true nature forever, so a few hours later, the president was back to doing what he does best: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":169284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-169283","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}