James Carville Shares Suspicions About Jeff Bezos And $40 Million Melania Trump Film
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“What’s happening right in front of your f**king eyes, right there, they’re paying her $40 million,” the Democratic strategist said of Amazon's founder and Trump's wife.
James Carville said he’s stunned that Amazon is spending $40 million to license a documentary on Melania Trump but suggested Thursday that the sum is merely a poorly veiled gift from founder Jeff Bezos to President-elect Donald Trump and his wife.
“What’s happening right in front of your fucking eyes, right there, they’re paying her $40 million,” said Carville in a video for Politicon. “I don’t know; somebody better look into this. They could make a documentary on the history of the universe and not spend $40 million.”
Bezos has grown increasingly chummy with Trump. The Washington Post owner pulled a Post endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of November’s election and congratulated Trump on winning. And Amazon has announced a $1 million donation to Trump’s inauguration.
Carville, a longtime Democratic strategist who warned of the dangers of another Trump term in the Oval Office, freely shared his suspicions Thursday about this latest payment, which an Amazon spokesperson told Variety on Sunday is for the former first lady’s “truly unique story.”
The documentary is reportedly being co-executive produced by Melania Trump.