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Harris Campaign Paid $100K to Obama for ‘Travel’ and $58K to Rapper Cardi B, Who Claimed She ‘Didn’t Get a Dollar’ From Campaign

Kamala Harris’s campaign paid nearly $100,000 to a shell company for former president Barack Obama to travel to events and roughly $60,000 to rapper Cardi B, who said she “didn’t get a dollar” to appear alongside the failed presidential candidate.

Harris for President paid $95,576 to Renegade44, LLC. for “travel” expenses and $58,867 to Washpoppin, Inc. for “campaign event production,” according to campaign records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. Public records show the firms are owned by Obama and Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Cephus, respectively.

It’s the latest example of the Harris campaign’s elaborate spending on celebrities and influencers—a spending spree that has stoked intense scrutiny after Harris’s decisive loss to President Donald Trump. The campaign spent $1.5 billion in just three months, with tens of millions of dollars going to celebrities and activists, most of whom did not disclose their payments from the Harris campaign. The campaign records also undercut Cardi B’s public comments about her appearance at a Harris event in Milwaukee on Nov. 1.

“I didn’t get paid a dollar and that’s on my three!!” Cardi B, referring to her three children, said in a social media exchange with pundit Candace Owens on Nov. 14. “I actually came out of pocket for glam and travel because it’s somewhere I wanted to be.”

The Harris campaign paid Cardi B’s company on Dec. 12, records show. The terms and timeline of the campaign’s agreement with Cardi B’s firm were not immediately clear. Representatives for the rapper and Harris did not respond to requests for comment.

Cardi B didn’t perform any songs at the Harris campaign event. She spoke for 10 minutes, saying she “wasn’t going to vote” in the election until Harris entered the race against “bully” Trump. “Vice President Kamala Harris, thank you for having me. I do not take lightly the call to show up,” she said.

Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama appeared at events in Atlanta, Detroit, and Pittsburgh on behalf of the Harris campaign. Obama sparked controversy after his Oct. 10 appearance in Pittsburgh, during which he suggested many black men harbored misogynistic beliefs about Harris.

A lack of enthusiasm for Harris, Obama said, “seems to be more pronounced with the brothers.”

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RFK Jr. TORCHES Bernie Sanders For Taking Big Pharma Donations

The crowd went wild with applause on Thursday after Donald Trump Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slammed hypocrite Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for taking millions of dollars from Big Pharma.

The moment came during day two of Kennedy’s Senate confirmation hearing, where he told Sanders, “By the way Bernie, the problem with corruption is not just in the federal agencies, it’s in Congress too. Almost all the members of this panel are accepting, including yourself, are accepting millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry.”

When the audience clapped in approval of RFK’s comment, Sanders angrily waved his hand in the air, saying, “Oh no! No, no, no, no… I ran for president like you. I got millions and millions of contributions. They did not come from the executives, not one nickel of PAC money from the pharmaceutical industry, they came from workers.”

Kennedy responded, “In 2020 you were the single largest receiver of pharmaceutical money… Bernie, you were the single largest accepter of pharmaceutical dollars. $1.5 million.”

“Yeah, out of $200 million,” Sanders answered.

During Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Kennedy, the socialist senator launched into an unhinged tirade at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding baby clothes that celebrate not taking vaccines.

Highlighting Kennedy’s former group Children’s Health Defense (CHD) advertised baby clothing that said “Unvaxxed Unafraid” and “No Vax, No Problem” on its website, Sanders shouted, “ARE YOU SUPPORTIVE OF THESE ONESIES?!”

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Kamala Harris Megadonor Says Campaign Not Taking Responsibility for Misspending a Fortune and Losing

Lindi Li was on the Kamala Harris finance committee. She not only donated large sums of her own money to the campaign, she convinced others to do so, mostly based on the fact that the campaign kept telling her that they were going to win.

This week, Li participated in a call with Kamala Harris, campaign officials and top donors. Li was hoping that someone would address the fact that they misspent almost two billion dollars but according to her, no one is taking any responsibility.

Li even claims that Kamala Harris spent part of the call talking about Thanksgiving recipes.

Just yesterday, another major donor said that this lack of financial accountability makes Kamala Harris ‘disqualified forever.’

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Harris campaign is ‘self-congratulatory’: DNC committee member

A DNC finance committee member said the Harris campaign was “self-congratulatory” during a call with top donors Tuesday, making no mention of what the party could have done better.

Lindy Li, a member of the DNC finance committee, told NewsNation she was “stunned that there was no sort of postmortem or analysis of the disastrous campaign.”

“It was just patting each other on the back,” Li said. “They praised Harris as a visionary leader, and at one moment during the call, she was talking about her Thanksgiving recipe.”…

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‘I Was Paid Nothing’: Oprah Denies Million Dollar Payment By Harris Campaign

Billionaire talk show guru Oprah denies she was paid $1 million by the Harris campaign to host a town hall on the failed Democrat candidate’s behalf.

Oprah made the comments Monday after a TMZ reporter asked her to comment on the election results, which she refused to expound on.

“Not talking about the election. Thank you very much,” she told the reporter.

The reporter then asked about the $1 million payment, “Is it true they [Harris campaign] paid you a million dollars for the endorsement of Kamala?”

“Not true. I was paid nothing — ever,” Oprah replied.

Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings that show Harpo Productions – of which Oprah is a director, member of the board, and officer of the production company – received a million dollars from the Harris campaign in two $500,000 payments.

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A Week After Her Landslide Defeat, Kamala’s Indebted Campaign is Still Begging Supporters For Donations

A week after her landslide defeat to Donald Trump, Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign is still desperately begging its supporters for donations.

According to emails obtained by The Daily Caller, the campaign is asking supporters to contribute to the “Harris Fight Fund” program which they claim will go towards funding legal challenges to races that remain too close to call.

“First and foremost, we want to acknowledge the fear, confusion and sadness many of you are feeling at this moment,” one of the emails says.

“As you read this, there are U.S. Senate and House races that are either too close to call, or within the margin of recounts or certain legal challenges.”

“Can you please rush a contribution to the Harris Fight Fund program today?”

Another fundraising email sent just hours after her defeat says money will be used “help elect Democrats down the ticket to hold the Trump administration accountable.”

“The outcome of this election is not what we wanted,” the email states. “I will never give up the fight for a future where every American can pursue their dreams.”

Given that only a handful of races remain uncalled, it is unclear exactly what the funds will be used for.

Bob Casey, who lost his Pennsylvania Senate seat to businessman Dave McCormick, is among the few Democrats who are still refusing to concede their race.

With the help of Democratic lawyer Mark Elias, Casey is working to try and overturn the final results and is also seeking donations in order to do so.

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Kamala Harris Paid Billionaire Oprah $1 Million to Publicly Endorse Her and Voters Were Not Impressed

The Kamala Harris campaign for president paid off the television and business mogul Oprah Winfrey in return for a public endorsement.

According to a report from The Washington Examiner on how the campaign burned through over $1 billion in funds, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions received $1 million in October for campaign-related services.

In return for this investment, Winfrey hosted a star-studded town hall and spoke at her final rally in Philadelphia before Election Day.

“We’re voting for values and integrity,” Winfrey told supporters at the rally. “We’re voting for healing over hate.”

It is unclear whether any further services were provided beyond these two appearances.

Once a beloved figure by the majority of Americans for her no-nonsense and impartial approach to broadcasting, Winfrey has trashed her reputation in recent years by becoming a left-wing political activist with no regard for the values she once held dear.

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OUCH: Democrats Blew Half a Billion on Five Key Senate Races… and Lost Big in Every Single One!

The Democratic Party spent a staggering $500 billion on five key Senate races that they ended up losing by massive margins.

According to campaign filings obtained by The Daily Caller, Democratic campaigns and associated organizations spent a staggering $495 million on Senate races in Texas, Montana, Ohio, Florida and Missouri, all of which they lost by around four points.

The most expensive of these five races was in Ohio, where incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown was handily defeat by Trump-backed Republican Bernie Moreno. Around $194 million was allocated to this race, which brown lost by around four points.

Another costly race was in Montana, where Democrats sought to save incumbent Senator Jon Tester from defeat against republican Tim Sheehy. Approximately $160 million was spent on this race, with Tester ultimately losing by around eight points.

Democrats also spent big trying to unseat Texas Senator and conservative stalwart Ted Cruz. With the backing of the universally adored Liz Cheney, $92 million was spent supporting the campaign of Democratic challenger Colin Allred. Cruz ended up winning by around eight points and a whopping one million votes.

Finally, Democrats through around $51 million at Senate races in Florida and Missouri, backing the campaigns by of attorney Lucas Kunce and former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell respectively. Both lost by around 10 point margins.

Such reports only rub further salt in the wounds of the Democrats, who are reeling from Donald Trump’s landslide victory in this week’s presidential election.

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Kamala Spent $1 Billion and Blew $100,000 on a Personalized ‘Call Her Daddy’ Studio for her Interview with Raunchy Host

Kamala’s campaign spent more than one billion dollars on her campaign.

Her staff actually built a ‘Call her Daddy’ copycat studio for $100,000 for her interview with the podcast host.

She still lost.

The Call Her Daddy podcast with Kamala only had 814,000 views. That right there shows you what a dud Kamala was as a candidate.

Kamala filmed this interview as dozens were dying in the North Carolina flood. That may be the most memorable thing to come from the interview.

She spent campaign donations just like she spends government money.

But at least she has her own “Call Her Daddy” studio now.

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Kamala’s campaign ends $20 million in debt despite raising over $1 billion in just 107 days

Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign ended $20 million in debt, according to a new report, despite having brought in $1 billion in campaign donations since ousting Joe Biden from the top of the ticket on July 21 and replacing him with his vice president.

Politico’s California bureau chief Christopher Cadelago posted on X Wednesday evening, “Kamala Harris’s campaign ended with at least $20 million in debt, per two sources familiar. Harris raised over $1 billion and had $118 million in the bank as of Oct. 16.”

A Harris-Walz campaign staffer confirmed the report to Breitbart, adding that Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon “blew through a billion dollars in a few months.”

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Maricopa County Was Given $3 Million of ‘Zuckerbucks’ Before Election But No One Knows Who Received It and What It Was Used For!

Where did the millions go? Maricopa County Arizona, one of the largest counties in the nation, received $3 million in ‘Zuckerbucks’ from a Democrat non-profit before the election. No one knows who accepted it or where it went.

In addition to repeatedly sabotaging attempts by the Arizona Senate to implement an accurate, transparent, and factual forensic audit of Maricopa’s 2020 election – which is set to actually begin on April 22 – the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) also repeatedly violated the chain of custody of the 2.1 million ballots from the 2020 election which this Board is legally responsible for safeguarding. Under their watch things like shredded ballots ended up in a dumpster; doors were left wide open at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center (MCTEC); a gigantic, mysterious fire occurred at a chicken farm owned by one of the supervisors of the MCBOS; and, all of the ballots were without the AZ Senate’s permission literally moved out of the MCTEC and then brought back home again (who knows where these ballots went for a ride and how many never came back).

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