Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign spending was much more extravagant than initially reported. New details emerged that Oprah Winfrey was paid more than double the amount for her single town hall event.
Last week it was reported that Oprah’s production company, Harpo Productions, denied being paid a $1 million fee despite records from Federal Election Commission filings.
Oprah herself was also confronted by a reporter about the fee paid by the Harris campaign.
“Not true,” Oprah quipped when confronted by the reporter.
“I was paid nothing, ever.”
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However, not only was Oprah paid a fee, but it’s now reported to have been doubled.
According to the New York Times, Winfrey’s company was paid approximately $2.5 million for a single town hall event, far exceeding the $1 million figure.
Oprah defended the payment, arguing that the funds covered production costs, including “set design, lights, cameras, crew, producers and every other item necessary.”
However, his high-profile endorsements made little difference as Donald Trump took victory in a historic defeat against Harris.
As The Daily Mail reported, the campaign even allocated $900,000 for advertising space on Las Vegas’ Sphere in the final week of the election alone.
In October, the campaign also spent $2.6 million on private jet travel while touring battleground states.
The Harris campaign also spent $15,000 in food delivery services and $9,000 at premium ice cream establishments
The spending rates eventually left the Harris campaign in a $20 million debt despite having access to a $1.6 billion campaign budget.
In contrast to Harris’s costly approach, the Trump campaign used more cost-effective methods, gaining significant exposure through free podcast appearances.
