President-elect Donald Trump following his sweeping victory in the 2024 election offered to help pay off the debts of the Democratic campaign led by Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The Harris-Walz campaign, which reportedly raised over $1 billion, is currently $20 million in debt, according to Politico.
In a post on X, Trump extended what he called an offer “in the name of unity,” urging his party to support the Democrats through this “difficult period.” Trump’s message carried a hint of irony as he wrote, "I am very surprised that the Democrats, who fought a hard and valiant fight in the 2020 (sic) Presidential Election, raising a record amount of money, didn’t have lots of $’s left over. 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."
Trump attributed his campaign’s financial surplus to "earned media," or free media coverage, which he said was the “biggest asset” of his campaign as it “doesn’t cost very much.” Earned media includes viral social media posts, rallies, and interviews that generate attention without added expenses.
Meanwhile, the financial strategy of the Harris-Walz campaign has come under scrutiny. The Washington Examiner reported that the campaign spent six figures to create a set for Harris’s October appearance on the popular podcast Call Her Daddy. Despite the expense, the episode failed to reach an audience of 1 million, drawing only 822,000 views, a stark contrast to Trump’s appearance on Joe Rogan’s show, which amassed over 47 million views.
Several Democratic insiders have expressed frustration over the campaign’s management. Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraiser Lindy Li called the campaign’s result “an epic disaster.” Speaking on Fox & Friends Weekend, Li said, "The truth is, this is just an epic disaster. This is a $1 billion disaster."
Li noted that she and other fundraisers had sought donations based on the belief that the election would be close. “I raised millions of that. I have friends that I have to be accountable to and to explain what happened because I told them it was a margin of error race. I was promised, [Harris campaign chair] Jen O’Malley Dillon promised all of us that Harris would win. She even put videos out that Harris would win. I believed her, my donors believed her. And so they wrote massive checks."
In a post on X, Trump extended what he called an offer “in the name of unity,” urging his party to support the Democrats through this “difficult period.” Trump’s message carried a hint of irony as he wrote, "I am very surprised that the Democrats, who fought a hard and valiant fight in the 2020 (sic) Presidential Election, raising a record amount of money, didn’t have lots of $’s left over. 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."
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. Now they are being squeezed by vendors and others. Whatever we can do to help them during this…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2024
Trump attributed his campaign’s financial surplus to "earned media," or free media coverage, which he said was the “biggest asset” of his campaign as it “doesn’t cost very much.” Earned media includes viral social media posts, rallies, and interviews that generate attention without added expenses.
Meanwhile, the financial strategy of the Harris-Walz campaign has come under scrutiny. The Washington Examiner reported that the campaign spent six figures to create a set for Harris’s October appearance on the popular podcast Call Her Daddy. Despite the expense, the episode failed to reach an audience of 1 million, drawing only 822,000 views, a stark contrast to Trump’s appearance on Joe Rogan’s show, which amassed over 47 million views.
Several Democratic insiders have expressed frustration over the campaign’s management. Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraiser Lindy Li called the campaign’s result “an epic disaster.” Speaking on Fox & Friends Weekend, Li said, "The truth is, this is just an epic disaster. This is a $1 billion disaster."
Li noted that she and other fundraisers had sought donations based on the belief that the election would be close. “I raised millions of that. I have friends that I have to be accountable to and to explain what happened because I told them it was a margin of error race. I was promised, [Harris campaign chair] Jen O’Malley Dillon promised all of us that Harris would win. She even put videos out that Harris would win. I believed her, my donors believed her. And so they wrote massive checks."
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