Mar-a-Lago, FL — Former President Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social in a fiery post late Friday afternoon, accusing Democrats of orchestrating an elaborate celebrity endorsement scheme involving Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, and Al Sharpton. The alleged crime? Paying people a lot of money — to do, according to Trump, absolutely nothing.
In his trademark all-caps rage, Trump claimed that Beyoncé was paid Eleven Million Dollars — not for a concert, not for a speech, but for an endorsement. “She never sang, not one note,” Trump thundered. “And left the stage to a booing and angry audience!”
(While no such event has been confirmed by any news outlet or concert footage, the post has already been shared over 2,300 times by MAGA faithful and fans of conspiracy theories involving autotune.)
Trump wasn’t done. He accused the Democratic Party of paying Oprah Three Million Dollars for “expenses” and Al Sharpton $600,000 for being a “low rated TV anchor,” adding his signature insult: “A total lightweight!”
Legal experts were quick to weigh in… or would have been, had any of them taken the post seriously. “There’s nothing illegal about paying public figures for endorsements,” said one actual campaign finance lawyer. “But, sure, let’s assume for satire’s sake that Beyoncé being paid to say ‘Vote Blue’ is somehow a federal crime.”
The post concluded with a dramatic call for prosecutions: “YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO,” Trump declared, clearly unaware of how literally every political campaign in the last century has worked. “Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW.”
As expected, reactions online were immediate and wildly polarized.
Trump supporters flooded Truth Social with hashtags like #BeyonceGate, #OprahFraud, and #LockUpAlSharpton, while critics dismissed the rant as another entry in Trump’s never-ending greatest hits album: Rage, Caps Lock, and Zero Evidence: Volume 74.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé’s team has not responded — likely because they’re busy selling out global stadiums and collecting Grammys. Oprah was last seen peacefully tending her rose garden. And Al Sharpton, well, probably didn’t notice because he’s used to being dragged by the former president.
One satirical user commented: “If Trump’s really mad she didn’t sing, maybe he should’ve booked her for his rally. But fair warning — she tends to perform better when not being paid in Diet Coke and secrets.”
