Vice President Kamala Harris His failed presidential campaign spent more than $1 billion in three months; This highlights many expenditures that have come under intense criticism, including spending on celebrity influencers, radical activist groups and private jets.

Showing FEC filings Harris campaign was held two $500,000 payments It was first reported to Oprah Winfrey’s production company. Washington ComptrollerOn Oct. 15, a month after Winfrey attended a town hall event with Harris and weeks before Oprah took the stage with Harris at a rally in Philadelphia before Election Day.

Conservatives on social media widely criticized the move, accusing Harris of buying celebrity endorsements that ultimately did not result in victory.

GOP Rep. Greg Murphy ‘Unreasonable’ Published on X. “Oprah, a billionaire, is selling her soul for a paltry $1 million.”

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Oprah Winfrey (left) raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris as she takes the stage during a campaign rally on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. (Getty Images)

“The Wolf of Wall Street” Jordan Belfort he told Fox News He was “shocked” when he heard about the campaign contribution and likened the campaign’s actions to “money laundering.”

Oprah pushes back on criticism Confronted by TMZ, He said he was “paid nothing”.

A Harpo The spokesman agreed. Claiming that Harpo Productions received money from the campaign, but that it was for “production costs,” “Oprah Winfrey did not pay a personal fee at any point during the campaign, nor did she receive a fee from Harpo.”

Giving money to prominent celebrities was a central theme of the Harris campaign, which gave nearly $4 million to Village Marketing Agency, a company that connects clients with social media influencers.

The long list of celebrities joining Harris on the campaign trail included Beyoncé, Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Bruce Springsteen.

The Washington Examiner also reported that the Harris campaign spent more than $12 million on digital media consultants and “spent six figures to create a set for Harris to appear on the popular Call Her Daddy podcast with host Alex Cooper.”

FEC records show the campaign spent at least $15 million on “event production”; Most payments are made during high-profile events and celebrity concerts.

“The reality is this is just an epic disaster, this is a $1 billion disaster,” Lindy Li, a Harris surrogate and member of the DNC National Finance Committee, told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Saturday.

The campaign’s controversial spending habits included contributions to radical activist groups.

Harris’ campaign cut six-figure checks in September to left-leaning groups with ties to radical activists who have been vocal about defunding police and reparations and support notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, Fox News Digital has been reported previously.

The Black Voters Matter Fund, which received $150,000 from Harris’ campaign on Sept. 19, has repeatedly called for defunding the police and has been vocal about demanding reparations.

The Black Church PAC, which also received $150,000 from Harris’ campaign in September, has several controversial religious leaders on its board and recent social media posts show it has partnered with an organization that funds the police group to help “get out the vote” efforts. Georgia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

FEC filings show that Harris paid Advanced Aviation more than $4 million to fly private jets, even as she previously ran a campaign warning about the effects of climate change, which she called an “existential threat.”

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Oprah Winfrey (R) hugs Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on November 4, 2024. (REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski)

The campaign spent more than $56 million on payroll and payroll taxes in just three months, according to FEC filings.

The filings also show that the campaign donated more than $100 million to various consulting and marketing firms, including Gambit Strategies LLC, DuPont Circle Strategies LLC and Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC.

The Harris-Walz campaign is reportedly $20 million in debt, has raised more than $1 billion and had $118 million in the bank as of Oct. 16, according to Politico reporter Christopher Cadelago.

Campaign debt news caused a stir social media troll From President-elect Donald Trump, who suggested he could afford the $20 million.

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Supporters react as Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the election during a speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024 (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump wrote on his social account: “I am very surprised that the Democrats who raised a record amount of money by fighting hard and valiantly in the 2020 (sic) Presidential Election do not have many dollars left.” media platform Truth.

“They are now being squeezed by dealers and others. I strongly recommend that whatever we can do to help them during this difficult time, we do as a Party and for the sake of UNITY, which is desperately needed,” Trump said. he said.

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech following the 2024 presidential election on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 6 (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

“Since our biggest asset in the campaign is ‘Earned Media,’ we have plenty of money left over, and it doesn’t cost much. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

The Harris campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.