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From Fox Business:A new report revealed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign paid more than double what was previously reported for the Oprah Winfrey town hall event.
FEC filings, first reported by the Washington Examiner, show the Harris campaign made two $500,000 payments to Winfrey’s Harpo Productions on Oct. 15, a month after Winfrey’s town hall with Harris and weeks before the pair appeared at a Harris Philadelphia rally. Now, two sources have told The New York Times the full price of the event with Winfrey was closer to $2.5 million.
Harris’ campaign spent $1.5 billion, or $100 million per week during her 15-week presidential run, according to the Times. Democrat donors say they are still being bombarded with requests, and the Democratic Party is reportedly $20 million in debt from the failed campaign.
Winfrey has insisted she received no money personally for hosting the town hall event. However, a Harpo Productions spokesperson did acknowledge that the company received funds for “production costs.”
Other extravagant expenditures by the Harris campaign included:
- $9,000 for ice cream from high-end shops like Sweet Lucy’s Ice Cream and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
- $15,000 on food delivery services such as Uber Eats and DoorDash
- $2.6 million for travel on private jets
- $900,000 to reserve ad space on Las Vegas’ Sphere in the final week of the election
- The remaining majority of the lavish spending spree was for celebrity appearances and performances at campaign events
The New York Times: How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks
Kamala’s campaign spent nearly $1 million on the Vegas Sphere!!! pic.twitter.com/oojawNyDTl
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 17, 2024
Great NYT article on “How Kamala burned through $1.5 billion in 15 weeks” and STILL lost. Lotsa details on where the money went.https://t.co/RvlLeI0t7L pic.twitter.com/g7TeIdYuwT
— Marc Mongrain (@Lukathor) November 18, 2024
REPORT: The full price tag of Kamala Harris’ town hall event with Oprah was $2.5M, not $1M like initially reported, according to the Daily Beast.
A bombshell new report reveals how Harris burned through $1.5B in just 15 weeks.
Here is where some of the money went:
– $900,000… pic.twitter.com/6LlGcnt9lH
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 17, 2024
THAT’S RICH: The Harris campaign reportedly paid closer to $2.5 million for the Oprah Winfrey town hall event, almost double what was previously believed. In total, the campaign reportedly spent $1.5B and Democrats are now $20M in debt. https://t.co/hgg2dPZmFi pic.twitter.com/Tok6VjIanV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 18, 2024
Oprah town hall cost Harris campaign far more than initially claimed: report https://t.co/P8UazLzxbI
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 18, 2024
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