rump's late-night threats to prosecute news networks, Beyonce, Oprah and Kamala Harris [View all]

The president, who is currently touring his golf resorts in the UK, baselessly alleged they ‘BROKE THE LAW’

Mike Bedigan
Sunday 27 July 2025 05:09 BST

Despite the lateness of the hour in Scotland, Donald Trump remained vocal on social media Saturday, unleashing a late-night rant in which he threatened to prosecute Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey and Beyonce while lashing out at news networks whose “licenses could, and should, be revoked.”

The president, who is spending the weekend golfing in the UK, wrote at 7.45 p.m. ET (12.45 a.m. local BST) that he was reviewing the large amount of money spent by his Democratic opponents “probably illegally” during the 2024 election.

Trump claimed Beyonce was paid $11 million to endorse Harris, and that she “never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!” He also claimed that Democrats paid $3 million in “expenses” to Oprah and $600,000 to civil rights activist and TV personality Reverend Al Sharpton.

There is no evidence that any of the people named in Trump’s rant were paid for their endorsement by the Democratic campaign ...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-lawsuit-beyonce-oprah-kamala-harris-b2796708.html