WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump referred to as on Monday (Might 19) for a “main investigation” into Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and different celebrities, alleging they have been paid tens of millions of {dollars} to endorse his Democratic opponent within the 2024 election, Kamala Harris.
In a rant-filled diatribe that offered no proof for his allegations, Trump charged, as an example, that Beyonce was paid US$11 million to seem at a Harris rally – experiences the Democrat’s crew has denied.
Trump, six months after he beat Harris to launch a second time period within the White Home, mentioned such funds may quantity to unlawful marketing campaign contributions.
The US president alleged that for a Harris rally in late October by which the Freedom singer made an look, “Beyonce was paid US$11,000,000 to stroll onto a stage, shortly ENDORSE KAMALA, and stroll off to loud booing for by no means having carried out, NOT EVEN ONE SONG!”
Trump mentioned this was “in line with information experiences”.
On the time, Beyonce instructed the rally crowd that “I am not right here as a celeb. I am not right here as a politician. I am right here as a mom”.
The US president mentioned he supposed “to name for a significant investigation into this matter”.
“Candidates aren’t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, below the guise of paying for leisure,” he mentioned, whereas additionally alleging the Democrat was making an attempt to “artificially construct up her sparse crowds. IT’S NOT LEGAL!”
