President Donald Trump is once again on offense—and this time, his target is former Vice President Kamala Harris and her star-studded 2024 campaign. In a fiery Monday morning post on Truth Social, Trump demanded a “major investigation” into what he called a “corrupt & unlawful” use of celebrity endorsements and campaign performances in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
Trump threatened to investigation Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and Oprah. He had a Congresswoman charged and sent the secret service to @edkrassen’s and James Comey’s home. He called to investigate the free press and is intimidating Walmart for raising prices.
Tell me again about “Free speech.”
— Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
At the center of Trump’s tirade: millions of dollars in production costs tied to a series of celebrity-filled rallies and concerts organized by the Harris campaign. The president accused Harris of violating campaign finance laws by leveraging the support of world-class entertainers such as Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, and U2’s Bono—all while attempting to energize voters in swing states.
“HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT?” Trump wrote in his signature all-caps style. “WHAT ABOUT BEYONCÉ? …AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO???”
After President Joe Biden withdrew from the race in July 2024, Harris rapidly secured A-list endorsements and rolled out a glamorous rally tour to prop up her candidacy. She appeared with cultural icons like Taylor Swift, LeBron James, George Clooney, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, while musical acts from Lady Gaga and Katy Perry to 2 Chainz and Jon Bon Jovi headlined high-energy, youth-focused events.
Concerts were held across seven swing states in the final days of the campaign, and sources later revealed that the Democratic campaign spent as much as $20 million to execute the massive operation—despite artists donating their time and waiving appearance fees.
At 1:34 AM, Trump demanded the DOJ investigate Kamala Harris, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Oprah, and others for alleged crimes. By 9:11 AM, he doubled down with another unhinged post. Meanwhile, MSNBC and CNN still have their top story focused on Joe Biden… in 2023.
— Bill Caine (@billcaineusa.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
However, under Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules, campaigns are still required to pay fair market value for all ancillary costs—from band member wages to production crews and set construction. It’s not just about the celebrities on stage; it’s about the infrastructure and logistical machinery behind the scenes.
While no formal FEC complaint has yet been filed, Trump’s call for an investigation centers on whether the Harris campaign underreported costs, or worse, accepted in-kind contributions far exceeding federal limits from powerful entertainment figures and their production teams.
That orange bitch is over there screaming about wanting Beyonce investigated by the Justice Department for literally NO reason. What a fucking dumbass.
— Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH (@geauxgabrielle.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Trump framed the events not as marketing, but as a “desperate and expensive effort” to create the illusion of enthusiasm.
“This was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT’S NOT LEGAL!” he declared.
Trump, who ran a more traditional campaign emphasizing economic populism, border security, and record-breaking turnout without the aid of celebrity concerts, slammed the Harris campaign’s tactics as emblematic of elitist disconnect from working-class America.
“For these unpatriotic ‘entertainers,’ this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.”
In the wake of Harris’ defeat—losing to Trump by a margin that included key flips in Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Michigan—questions have begun swirling about whether the campaign’s financial decisions were ethically, if not legally, questionable. The cancelled Alanis Morissette concert just two days before the election only added to the narrative that the campaign was bleeding funds in its final days.
Trump assumes Kamala Harris pays for the high-profile individuals who support her, like Bruce Springsteen or Beyoncé, because he believes everyone operates like him. He can’t fathom getting by on the merit of his own actions. Trump has never had an honest achievement to take credit for that way.
— Naotoshi Maeda (@naotoshimaeda.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
While the entertainers donated their time, the tab for labor, logistics, security, travel, and staging was considerable. Whether those expenses were fully reported, fairly priced, or legally compliant remains to be seen—and could become a new flashpoint in post-election investigations.
