Trump demands to investigate Beyoncé, Springsteen and other celebrities who supported Kamala Harris
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has demanded on Monday a “Research thorough” About celebrities – the majority artists – who supported the electoral campaign of Kamala Harris in 2024, including singers Bruce Springsteen and Beyoncé.
The Republican has claimed that The appearances of these celebrities In the electoral campaign of his opponent Democrat were potentially illegal contributions.
Through his social network, Truth Social has written: “How much did Kamala Harris pay Bruce Springsteen for his poor performance during his presidential campaign? Why did he accept that money if he is so fan of her? Isn’t that an important and illegal contribution to the campaign? What about Beyoncé? And how much was it for Oprah (Winfrey) and BONO (Vocalist of the U2 Group)? “
The president has announced: “I will ask for a thorough investigation into this matter. Candidates cannot pay for support, which is what Kamala did, under the pretext of paying for entertainment. “
He has also added: “In addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially increase its poor audience. It is not legal! For these antipatriot artists, this was simply a corrupt and illegal form of capitalizing a broken system.”
Trump’s message occurs after the controversy he has starred in recent days with some artists, including Bruce Springsteen.
The singer carried the Republican and his government last week in the United Kingdom, lamenting: “My home, the United States that I love, the United States on which I have written, which has been a lighthouse of hope and freedom for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and traitorous administration.”
For his part, Trump described Springsteen on Friday “arrogant and unpleasant fool“, and criticized in his social network:” I see that the overvalued Bruce Springsteen goes to a foreign country to speak badly of the president of the United States. “
He also said: “I never liked his music or his radical left policy and, more importantly, he is not a talent guy.” The Republican pointed out the “fervent support” of the New Jersey artist to former President Joe Biden, whom he described as “a mentally incompetent idiot and our worst president in historywhich was about to destroy our country. “
The controversy made the United States Federation of Musicians He defended both Springsteen and Taylor Swiftwhich has also been subject to insults by Donald Trump. The interpreter also positioned himself in favor of Harris – as he did with Biden in the 2020 elections – after knowing that Trump had used images generated by artificial intelligence in July to affirm that he had achieved his vote.
The president of this guild, Tino Gagliardsaid in a statement that both singers “are not only brilliant musicians, but also Models to follow and inspiration for millions of people in the United States and worldwide. “
