US Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign spent $12 million on private jet travel, with $2.6 million spent in the final day of the campaign alone, Federal Election Commission (FEC) data reveals. Ta. The campaign, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 17, will add nearly $2.2 million to South Florida-based Private Jet Services Group and Advanced Aviation Team, a Virginia-based charter flight broker. He was reportedly paid $430,000.
Critics were quick to point out the disconnect between Harris’ use of private jets, which pollute up to 14 times more than commercial flights, and her past comments labeling global warming an “existential threat.”
“Kamala Harris and many climate change leaders have to believe that what they say and what they do is real, but there is a lot of hypocrisy,” said Benji Bakker, founder of the American Conservation Union. He told the New York Post. “We need sensible solutions to our environmental and climate problems, but we won’t get them when there is so much elitist hypocrisy.”
The private jet services group claims its flights are carbon neutral due to its reforestation program, but it remains unclear whether the campaign has purchased carbon offsets for these flights. .
Beyond the millions of dollars spent on private air travel, the campaign includes $12,097 on food delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash, $12,081 on ice cream, and $12,081 on ice cream at the luxury Hotel Dupont in Delaware. It cost a lot of money, including $62,772 for lodging and catering.
Other expenses include $9,600 for food and drinks at Pebble Bar in New York City and $6,000 to rent space at a board game cafe in Arizona.
The campaign also donated $5.6 million to various left-wing advocacy groups, including Voto Latino, Make the Road Action Fund, and Al Sharpton’s National Action Network.
Despite spending a record $1.6 billion in campaign funds, Harris’ campaign ended with $20 million in debt. Critics within the Democratic Party blame wasteful spending for her loss, and some question her decision-making process.
“You look at these seven-figure luxury spends and say, ‘Couldn’t we deploy that to reach men who listen to podcasts, or Hispanic men, or suburban voters?'” said Democratic strategist John Reinisch. That’s what you’re thinking,” he said.
Although Harris’ team spent heavily on ad buys through Media Buying and Analytics LLC and received $281 million in campaign contributions, Donald Trump was gaining power across the country and won.
Republican consultant Erin Perine summed up the aftermath: That doesn’t work. ”
