President Donald Trump called for several prominent Democrats to be prosecuted in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
Trump accused Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey, Al Sharpton, and Beyoncé of breaking campaign finance laws and accepting illegal political endorsements.
"Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them?" Trump mused in the post. "All hell would break out! Kamala, and all of those that (sic) received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW. They should all be prosecuted!"
The comments drew swift condemnation from analysts, who took to social media to share their thoughts.
"This is very stupid but worth remembering that Trump was convicted of felonies related to his effort to influence the 2016 election by burying a story about his having slept with a porn star," former Washington Post columnist Phillip Bump posted on Bluesky.
"President Trump says he wants former Vice President Kamala Harris and various celebrities prosecuted for paying and receiving money for endorsements, but no such endorsement payments took place for Oprah Winfrey and Beyoncé," journalist Yashar Ali posted on Bluesky.
"Trump just said that Beyoncé, Oprah and Al Sharpton should be prosecuted for endorsing Kamala Harris," political consultant Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin posted on Bluesky. "To which I say: release the Epstein files, flop sweat panic man."
" In another desperate attempt to distract from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump calls for Kamala Harris to be prosecuted," Republicans Against Trump posted on X.