He urged his supporters to donate money to the Democratic Party amid reports that Kamala Harris’ campaign was left with millions in debt. TASR reports according to an article in The Daily Telegraph.
“I am very surprised that the Democrats, who fought hard and bravely in the 2020 presidential election and raised a record amount of funds, did not have much money left,” said Trump. “I strongly recommend that as a party and in the interest of the desperately needed unity, we do whatever we can to help them through this difficult time.” wrote Trump on the X social network.
The offer of the newly elected president comes shortly after information leaked to the public that Harris’ campaign staff is about $20 million short of meeting its obligations. According to the New York Post, Harris’ team spent the funds on concerts in key states just before the election in a last-ditch effort to persuade voters.
Sources close to Harris’s staff said that the cost of performances by Jon Bon Jovi in Detroit, Christina Aguilera in Las Vegas, Katy Perry in Pittsburgh and Lady Gaga in Philadelphia had a major impact on Democratic spending. Although the musicians performed for free, the preparation of the concerts was extremely expensive. According to The Washington Examiner, the campaign staff also paid $1 million to the production company of TV host Oprah Winfrey, who appeared at several campaign events.
One of the sources he called the concerts “a waste of money that could have been spent on ads explaining economic policy to voters.” as many Americans were concerned about high interest rates and inflation.
The Telegraph recalls that, in contrast to the Democrats, the Republicans ran a very targeted campaign that used the free media. Trump has appeared on many popular podcasts, including the most popular podcast in the US, The Joe Rogan Experience. With the performance, he tried to gain support, especially among hard-to-reach young male voters.
Democrats and organizations that support them, according to the latest data released by the Federal Election Commission they collected a total of 2.3 billion dollars for the election campaign. Republicans 500 million less.
