A new report revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign paid more than double what was previously reported for Oprah Winfrey’s town hall event.
FEC Filingsfirst reported by the Washington Examiner, show harris campaigned two payments of $500,000 to Winfrey’s Harpo Productions on October 15, a month after Winfrey’s town hall with Harris and weeks before the couple appeared at a Harris rally in Philadelphia. Now, two sources have said The New York Times The total price of the event with Winfrey approached 2.5 million dollars.
Harris’ campaign spent $1.5 billion, or $100 million a week during her 15-week presidential race, according to the Times. Democratic donors say they are still bombarded with requests, and the Democratic Party is reportedly $20 million in debt from the failed campaign.
Some of the reported expenses included nearly $9,000 on ice cream from high-end stores such as Sweet Lucy’s Ice Cream and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams.
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Vice President Kamala Harris (L) joins Oprah Winfrey at a live-streamed ‘Unite for America’ rally in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on September 19, 2024. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Harris’ campaign reportedly used nearly $15,000 on food delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash from July until the end of the race in early November, the Times reported.
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Oprah Winfrey hugs Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 4, 2024. (REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski)
During a two-week period in October, Harris’ campaign reportedly spent $2.6 million on travel aboard private jets.
The campaign also spent $900,000 to reserve advertising space at the Sphere in Las Vegas in the final week of the election, but still lost Nevada by three points.
Most of the extravagant spending reportedly went to celebrity appearances and performances and influencer partnerships meant to boost campaign events.
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Winfrey, a billionaire, insisted she “wasn’t paid anything” when confronted by TMZ.
Oprah Winfrey (L) holds Vice President Kamala Harris’ hand as she arrives on stage during a campaign rally on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
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A spokesperson for Harpo Productions He acknowledged to Variety that the company took money from the campaign but stated it was for “production costs.”
“At no time during the campaign was Oprah Winfrey paid any personal fees, nor did she receive fees from Harpo,” the spokesperson said.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News Digital’s Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Suggestions and story ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
