WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is reportedly facing a debt of approximately $20 million following the recent election, with campaign insiders suggesting the amount could rise as outstanding invoices continue to arrive. Sources familiar with the campaign’s finances indicate that additional expenses from post-election billing could potentially double the debt burden.
The financial strain has reportedly affected campaign staff, with some former Harris-Walz campaign workers stating they did not receive their final two weeks of pay, which was scheduled for direct deposit on November 9. Unpaid wages have left several staff members, now unemployed, in financial uncertainty, raising questions about the campaign’s budget management.
Campaigns commonly receive bills for advertising, consulting, and other services after Election Day, often leading to last-minute debts. However, the scale of Harris’s reported financial shortfall has drawn attention, as it suggests that spending significantly outpaced initial projections, despite record-breaking fundraising efforts by Democrats in this election cycle.
Former President Donald Trump weighed in on the situation, releasing a statement expressing surprise at the Democrats’ financial struggles. “I am very surprised that the Democrats, who fought a hard and valiant fight in the 2020 Presidential Election, raising a record amount of money, didn’t have lots of $’s left over,” Trump said. He added, “Whatever we can do to help them during this difficult period, I would strongly recommend we, as a Party and for the sake of desperately needed UNITY, do.”
Trump highlighted his own campaign’s reliance on “earned media” — free media coverage generated by news and public interest — as a cost-saving strategy. “We have a lot of money left over in that our biggest asset in the campaign was ‘Earned Media,’ and that doesn’t cost very much,” he noted.
Representatives for Harris have not commented on the unpaid wages or on how the campaign plans to address its financial obligations.
