Trump calls for investigation into Springsteen, Beyoncé, and Bono

On the vigil, in his ongoing campaign of revenge, Trump launched a blistering tirade against Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, and Bono—all of whom he cites—based on the lie that they supported Harris in exchange for money.

So he called for a “major investigation” into a possible “illegal contribution” to his rival’s campaign.

The American president's mental mechanisms tend to respond to immediacy much more than reflection. It's well known that he has very thin skin, and everything points to the origin of this outburst being the words the creator of Born in the USA uttered last week at his Manchester concert. The New Jersey singer-songwriter called his country's government "corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous." Trump responded early Saturday morning with a fierce personal attack in which he described the musician as an "arrogant imbecile" and added: "I see the overrated Bruce Springsteen going to a foreign country to badmouth the President of the United States. I never liked him, never liked his music or his radical leftist politics, and, more importantly, he is not a talented guy."

Two mornings later, Trump persisted and widened his scope of revenge. “How much did Kamala Harris pay Bruce Springsteen for his poor performance during her presidential campaign? Why did he accept that money if he's such a big fan of hers?” he asked. “Isn't this a huge and illegal campaign contribution? And what about Beyoncé? How much money went to Oprah and Bono?”

These accusations, according to the aforementioned and other celebrities who contributed to Harris's presidential campaign, are based on lies spread by Trumpist spokespeople on social media. As Beyoncé and Winfrey countered, they didn't see a single cent from their collaborations. In any case, the people who worked to make these shows possible did get paid.

“The people who made the production needed to be paid, end of story,” Winfrey replied on Instagram.

It's curious that this accusation comes from Trump, who was criminally convicted of paying and manipulating documents during his first election campaign to silence his infidelity with porn actress Stormy Daniels.