Trump Demands 'Major' Investigation Into Beyonc and Springsteen Appearances in Late-Night Rant [View all]
President Donald Trump escalated his feud against Bruce Springsteen in a late-night, all-caps rant calling for an investigation into the legendary rocker’s performance at a Kamala Harris campaign rally.
Springsteen kicked off his “Land of Hope & Dreams” tour by saying the U.S. was in the hands of a “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration,” leading the president to fire back that Springsteen was a “dried out prune of a rocker [who] ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT.”
After the Boss responded at his show Saturday by calling Trump an “unfit president” whose administration was “persecuting people for their right to free speech and voicing their dissent,” Trump once again used social media to accuse Springsteen—along with Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, and Bono—of making “illegal” contributions to Harris’ unsuccessful campaign.
“HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT?” Trump wrote. “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.”
The Democrats, however, already beat him to it, as Harris’ campaign spending came under scrutiny after the campaign raised more than $1 billion but still lost every single battleground state during the election.
That led some Democratic strategists to question expenditures including a $1 million town hall with Oprah Winfrey, and swing-state rallies featuring star performers such as Lady Gaga, Jon Bon Jovi, and Katy Perry, The New York Times reported.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-demands-major-investigation-into-beyonce-and-bruce-springsteen-appearances-in-late-night-rant/
Adrienne Elrod, who served as a senior adviser and senior spokesperson for the Harris campaign, told Deadline that the campaign did not pay for celebrity support.
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