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Now there’s been a little time for more information about this. What has NOT come out is any evidence that there was actually a payment of $11 million.
Does anyone know where Trump came up with this figure?
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s another instance of staff bungling. Maybe some low-level flunky at a meeting said, “I wouldn’t be surprised if Beyonce got paid $11 million for that endorsement.” Some other low-level flunky didn’t understand that this was pure speculation, and put it in a memo as a fact. It got to Trump without being properly vetted.
7 months ago - Speculation swirled online, with exaggerated claims that Beyoncé received $10 million for her endorsement.
“7 months ago - Speculation swirled online, with exaggerated claims that Beyoncé received $10 million for her endorsement.”
Thanks! That accords with my guess about bad staffwork. Somebody who had no information just tossed a speculation out into the blogosphere. The allegation got picked up by the campaign and passed on up to Trump. Nobody along the way bothered to find out if it was true, or even if there was evidence to support it.
At least, that’s the way it seems now. If there’s a canceled check or other smoking gun, different result.
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