Media reports indicate that Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is grappling with significant financial challenges after ending its campaign with a debt of about $20 million despite raising over $1 billion.
In a post on X sent out on Sunday morning, Trump appeared to mock his rivals, saying, "I am very surprised that the Democrats, who fought a hard and valiant fight in the 2020 Presidential Election, raising a record amount of money, didn't have lots of $'s left over."
Touting the Democrats' financial struggles, Trump highlighted his campaign's triumphs through low-cost "earned media," suggesting that Republicans might want to step in and cover the Democrats' mounting debts.
"Now they are being squeezed by vendors and others. Whatever we can do to help them during this difficult period, I would strongly recommend we, as a Party and for the sake of desperately needed UNITY, do. We have a lot of money left over in that our biggest asset in the campaign was 'Earned Media,' and that doesn't cost very much. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" he wrote.
Trump's comments come amid reports that staff and vendors who worked with Harris fear they won't be paid.
At the centre of the debt claims are allegations that lavish concerts, which featured Jon Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga, cost a significant amount, pushing the Democrats' campaign into its current financial constraints.
Harris' campaign also spent a substantial six-figure sum to build a set for her appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast. Additionally, there are reports that her campaign allocated $1 million to Oprah Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions.
Trump, who served as the 45th President of the United States, pulled off a comeback to the White House after winning 312 electoral college votes against Harris' 226 in the elections held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
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