{"id":2436646,"date":"2025-05-19T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-investigation-into-kamala-harris-alleged-illegal-election-scam-involving-oprah-bono-beyonce\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T18:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:34:34","slug":"trump-demands-investigation-into-kamala-harris-alleged-illegal-election-scam-involving-oprah-bono-beyonce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-investigation-into-kamala-harris-alleged-illegal-election-scam-involving-oprah-bono-beyonce\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Demands Investigation Into Kamala Harris&#8217; Alleged &#8216;Illegal Election Scam&#8217; Involving Oprah, Bono, Beyonce"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-demands-investigation-into-kamala-harris-alleged-illegal-election-scam-involving-oprah-bono-beyonce%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436646&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has publicly criticized various entertainers for their support of Kamala Harris during her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-to-appear-with-ron-desantis-at-turning-point-action-rally-in-ohio\/\" title=\"J.D. Vance to Appear With Ron DeSantis at Turning Point Action Rally in Ohio\">unsuccessful presidential campaign<\/a>. He accused them of participating in what he deemed an &#8220;illegal election scam,&#8221; suggesting that payments to artists like Bruce springsteen, Beyonc\u00e9, and Oprah Winfrey for endorsements constituted unlawful campaign contributions. Trump demanded a thorough investigation into these alleged arrangements, claiming that such payments were attempts to artificially enhance Harris&#8217;s campaign by attracting larger crowds. He highlighted a reported payment of $11 million to Beyonc\u00e9 for merely endorsing Harris, which the Harris campaign has denied. Following the election, Harris&#8217;s campaign practices have faced scrutiny, with calls for an audit regarding how her substantial fundraising was utilized. Trump&#8217;s comments align with ongoing concerns among critics regarding the effectiveness and transparency of Harris&#8217;s campaign strategy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has turned a furious eye toward the entertainment titans that tried to help buoy former Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-sales-set-january-record-as-democrats-took-control-of-white-house-congress\/\" title=\"Gun Sales Set January Record As Democrats Took Control Of White House, Congress\">failed presidential bid<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>The president took to his  platform to excoriate a number of performers, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-fires-off-sizzling-response-kamala-harris-first-speech-since-election-great-reminder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> herself, for what he described as an &ldquo;illegal election scam.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump began this crusade late Sunday, ripping into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-hater-bruce-springsteen-forced-cancel-shows-vocal-issues-wreck-concert-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">old rival<\/a> Bruce Springsteen to kick things off.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT?&rdquo; Trump wrote. &ldquo;WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN&rsquo;T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONC&Eacute;? &hellip;AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO???<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Candidates aren&rsquo;t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT&rsquo;S NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic &lsquo;entertainers,&rsquo; this was just a CORRUPT &amp; UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114532867603994760\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump wasn&rsquo;t done, posting the following morning, again to , that those entertainers he targeted &ldquo;have a lot of explaining to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president posted: &ldquo;According to news reports, Beyonc&eacute; 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! Remember, the Democrats and Kamala illegally paid her millions of Dollars for doing nothing other than giving Kamala a full throated ENDORSEMENT.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(It&rsquo;s unclear where Trump got the $11 million figure from, but the Harris campaign has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-maricopa-county-delete-all-of-its-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Maricopa County Delete All Of Its 2020 ... Results?\">previously denied similar claims<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5307125-trump-investigate-celebrities-harris-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per<\/a> The Hill.)<\/p>\n<p>A livid Trump continued: &ldquo;THIS IS AN ILLEGAL ELECTION SCAM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL! IT IS AN ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, OPRAH, BONO AND, PERHAPS, MANY OTHERS, HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114534665591178846\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of note, Oprah Winfrey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-oprah-pressed-claims-kamala-harris-campaign-paid-1m-political-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has denied<\/a> being paid anything to help with Harris&rsquo; campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign has come under intense scrutiny in the post-mortem following November&rsquo;s general election loss.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key issues at hand was how the campaign spent its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reportedly-making-kamala-campaign-doubt-billion-dollar-war-chest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >billion-dollar war chest<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of Harris and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plans-to-ditch-biden-already-in-talks-before-debate-after-chuck-schumer-organizes-backup-betrayal-report\/\" title=\"Plans to Ditch Biden Already in Talks Before Debate After Chuck Schumer Organizes Backup Betrayal: Report\">campaign &#038;mdash<\/a>; including some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-carville-calls-complete-audit-kamala-campaign-almost-unfathomable-damage-done-dems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prominent Democrats<\/a> &mdash; are demanding an audit after all of the fundraising and glitzy, glamorous events full of celebrities ultimately led to a lopsided election loss.<\/p>\n<p>It now appears that Trump is partial to those sentiments.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He used his platform to criticize several artists and Harris, labeling their actions as an &#8220;illegal election scam.&#8221; Trump kicked off this tirade on Sunday by targeting his old rival Bruce Springsteen, questioning how much Harris paid him for his lackluster performance during her campaign. He also raised concerns about potential illegal campaign contributions from other celebrities like Beyonc\u00e9, Oprah, and Bono. Trump announced plans for a significant investigation into these matters, asserting that candidates are prohibited from paying for endorsements disguised as entertainment. He emphasized that this was a corrupt way to exploit a flawed system and expressed gratitude for attention to the issue. The following morning, he reiterated that those entertainers he mentioned &#8220;have a lot of explaining to do,&#8221; citing reports of Beyonc\u00e9 being paid $11 million merely to endorse Harris briefly before being booed off stage-claims which the Harris campaign has denied. Trump&#8217;s outrage continued as he labeled the situation an &#8220;illegal election scam&#8221; and called out various celebrities for their involvement in what he perceives as unlawful contributions. Notably, Oprah Winfrey has denied receiving any payment related to Harris&#8217;s campaign efforts. Following the general election loss in November, scrutiny over how the Harris campaign utilized its substantial funds has intensified among critics-including some within her own party-who are now calling for an audit of expenditures after lavish fundraising events failed to secure victory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2436647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beyonce.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55548,3976,32438,3634],"class_list":["post-2436646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-scam","tag-investigation","tag-kamala-harris","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beyonce.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436646"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436650,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436646\/revisions\/2436650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}