Kamala Harris paid Oprah Winfrey $1million during her failed presidential bid as part of her $1bn campaign spending spree
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Kamala Harris paid Oprah Winfrey $1million to help her failed presidential bid that cost a whopping $1.2billion.

Winfrey’s Harpo Productions received $1million from the Harris campaign on October 15 after Winfrey hosted a star-studded town hall event for the Vice President in September, the Washington Examiner reports.

Winfrey also participated in the Democrat’s last campaign rally in Philadelphia on the night before Election Day, alongside celebrities like Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and Katy Perry, who publicly endorsed Harris.

The legendary talk show host is not the only entertainer who received money from the Vice President in the hopes of helping her presidential campaign.

Harris reportedly spent six figures to build out the set for her October appearance on the hit podcast ‘Call Her Daddy’, where she sat down with the show’s host Alex Cooper.

In total, the Harris campaign spent $1.2billion on the race while Trump’s campaign spent $750 million, a Financial Times analysis found, although some believe Harris’s spending could be even higher.

Oprah Winfrey holds hands with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris after introducing her to speak during a campaign rally outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia

According to a report by The Washington Examiner , her campaign had spent six figures on building out the set of the podcast for her small appearance