While touring his golf resorts in Scotland, President Trump launched a late-night social media tirade, baselessly claiming Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey, and Beyonc\u00e9 \u201cbroke the law\u201d by receiving money for political endorsements during the 2024 election.<\/p>\n
Trump alleged Beyonc\u00e9 was paid $11 million to support Harris\u2014despite never performing\u2014and claimed Oprah and Al Sharpton received millions from Democrats. There\u2019s no evidence supporting these accusations. Both Oprah and Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s teams deny any payments for endorsements, stating only production costs were covered by Harris\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cYOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social, calling for prosecution.<\/p>\n
He also attacked news networks like NBC and ABC, suggesting their licenses should be revoked for being \u201cpolitical pawns\u201d of Democrats. Trump has a history of legal threats against media outlets, recently filing a $10 billion suit against Rupert Murdoch and settling cases with ABC and CBS.<\/p>\n
This follows growing concerns among press freedom advocates over Trump\u2019s use of lawsuits to intimidate the media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While touring his golf resorts in Scotland, President Trump launched a late-night social media tirade, baselessly claiming Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey, and Beyonc\u00e9 \u201cbroke the law\u201d by receiving money for political endorsements during the 2024 election. Trump alleged Beyonc\u00e9 was paid $11 million to support Harris\u2014despite never performing\u2014and claimed Oprah and Al Sharpton received millions…<\/p>\n