Democrats spark outrage with desperate fundraising ploy after blowing millions on celebrity performances

Democratic National Committee workers are asking for charitable donations after  making important layoffs successful a melodramatic downsizing aft Vice President Kamala Harris mislaid the election. 

The pleas for donations sparked outrage connected societal media, arsenic memories of the monolithic $1 cardinal Kamala Harris run spending spree were inactive fresh, including millions of dollars spent to big personage filled municipality halls for the vice president.

Two-thirds of DNC staffers were laid disconnected arsenic portion of the downsizing connected Wednesday, with lone 1 day's announcement and nary severance, according to the union.

'These cuts spell acold beyond emblematic run turnover and interaction employees who were antecedently told their positions would beryllium retained aft the election,' the connection from the national protesting the layoffs read.

The DNC national money portrayed laid disconnected workers arsenic victims of the party, urging individuals to nonstop donations to soften the blow.

'We are heartbroken to spot our colleagues—who dedicated countless hours to electing Democrats up and down the ballot—depart nether these circumstances, and we are furious with DNC enactment for failing to supply severance to those affected,' the national fundraiser read.

The extremity acceptable by organizers is $25,000, but astatine the clip of publication, lone $15,816 has been raised.  

'We privation to beryllium clear: the funds raised from this GoFundMe are not a replacement for the severance we are inactive warring for connected behalf of our colleagues,' the connection read. 

DNC officials told Fox News that the enactment had met the corporate bargaining agreement, stressing that the layoffs were portion of the mean post-election downsizing.

"Every cycle, governmental organizations standard up to conscionable the demands, and arsenic the rhythm comes to a close, it's a pugnacious world of our manufacture that we indispensable portion with talented, hardworking staff," a DNC spokesperson said successful a statement.

The national stressed they would proceed warring to get the laid-off employees a severance outgo from the party.

'We privation to beryllium clear: the funds raised from this GoFundMe are not a replacement for the severance we are inactive warring for connected behalf of our colleagues,' the connection read.

News of the fundraiser prompted outrage connected societal media.

'Just look however they treated their ain staff! Thank God Harris didn't win,' wrote X idiosyncratic 'Audie.'  

'This shows the emblematic Democrat mismanagement of funds and breached promises,' wrote X idiosyncratic 'Americat.'

Others referred to Harris' agelong Hawaiian vacation, portion her staffers were laid off.

'Wow. Great job, Kamala. We each anticipation you’re enjoying your Hawaiian getaway,' X idiosyncratic Brian wrote.

 Others blamed the national for the worker problems.

'I consciousness atrocious for the radical laid disconnected but this is hilarious. A national of the DNC is reduced to having a GoFundMe leafage for the radical they laid off??? wrote idiosyncratic @OldBabyBoomer1.

Some believed that affluent Democratic supporting celebrities should assistance wage the staffers' bills.

'Hey inquire Oprah, Clooney, Beyoncé, for $$,' wrote Judith Drew.

Oprah Winfrey's accumulation institution made astatine slightest $2.5 cardinal successful payments for the event, according to reports. 

The failed Harris statesmanlike run is reportedly already $20 cardinal successful debt, contempt spending $1 cardinal from donors successful conscionable 15 weeks. 

The White House punted questions astir the laid disconnected staffers to the Democratic National Committee, defending President Joe Biden's marque arsenic the 'most pro-union president ever.'

'Let's not twist this successful truthful galore knots here,' White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters during the White House property briefing earlier punting the question to the enactment committee.