Trump forced to pre-pay North Carolina rally.

[nice marmot]

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"Former President Donald Trump's campaign was forced to pay more than $82,000 in advance for this week's rally in Asheville, North Carolina.

Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 to the city for a "last-minute" rally, according to Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR). The campaign, struggling to effectively blunt the momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris, reportedly first contacted the city about the rally on August 8.

City of Asheville spokesperson Kim Miller told BPR that $22,500 of the amount paid is a two-day rental fee for the auditorium, while "the remainder of the funds go to cover additional costs such as house support, production staff, production equipment rental, and exterior items like queue stanchions and port-a-loos."

While the campaign paid in advance due to Asheville's policy for short-notice bookings, Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for billed rally fees, leaving the White House in January 2021 with at least $850,000 in unpaid rally debt, including more than $500,000 owed to the city of El Paso, Texas.

The Trump campaign booked the smaller of two venues at the same complex in downtown Asheville for Wednesday's rally. The Thomas Wolfe Auditorium has a capacity of just 2,431 people, while a larger arena next door that is not hosting Trump has a capacity of 7,200."

Trump campaign forced to pay North Carolina city $82k in advance for rally

Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for rally fees that are not paid in advance.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Troubadawg]

he leaves unpaid bills everywhere he goes-

 

[zingerdawg]

he leaves unpaid bills everywhere he goes-

I guess you haven’t gotten the memo that any number the Dems put out gets proven total bullshit yet. Every single time. Seriously. Every single time. What happened in 2020.

Take five minutes to read this. I know you won’t. But this is the new strategy. Remember he lost a ton of money paying a loan on time. 🤦‍♂️ now we are going to say he isn’t paying his bill.

FACT CHECK ALERT: Debunking CRFB’s Analysis of Trump and Biden Impacts on the National Debt | The U.S. House Committee on the Budget - House Budget Committee

The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Republican Budget Committee

budget.house.gov

 

[cherrydawg]

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"Former President Donald Trump's campaign was forced to pay more than $82,000 in advance for this week's rally in Asheville, North Carolina.

Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 to the city for a "last-minute" rally, according to Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR). The campaign, struggling to effectively blunt the momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris, reportedly first contacted the city about the rally on August 8.

City of Asheville spokesperson Kim Miller told BPR that $22,500 of the amount paid is a two-day rental fee for the auditorium, while "the remainder of the funds go to cover additional costs such as house support, production staff, production equipment rental, and exterior items like queue stanchions and port-a-loos."

While the campaign paid in advance due to Asheville's policy for short-notice bookings, Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for billed rally fees, leaving the White House in January 2021 with at least $850,000 in unpaid rally debt, including more than $500,000 owed to the city of El Paso, Texas.

The Trump campaign booked the smaller of two venues at the same complex in downtown Asheville for Wednesday's rally. The Thomas Wolfe Auditorium has a capacity of just 2,431 people, while a larger arena next door that is not hosting Trump has a capacity of 7,200."

Trump campaign forced to pay North Carolina city $82k in advance for rally

Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for rally fees that are not paid in advance.

www.newsweek.com

More media bias in reporting. More tds Less honesty. Not saying he paid just saying he is not alone. I can’t believe cbs of all people left this where it could be found.

Why Do Presidential Campaigns Often Skip Out On Paying Cities For Rally Bills?

Many presidential candidates, including President Donald Trump, won't pay the substantial bills local governments incur for their rallies.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[TivoliDawg]

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"Former President Donald Trump's campaign was forced to pay more than $82,000 in advance for this week's rally in Asheville, North Carolina.

Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 to the city for a "last-minute" rally, according to Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR). The campaign, struggling to effectively blunt the momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris, reportedly first contacted the city about the rally on August 8.

City of Asheville spokesperson Kim Miller told BPR that $22,500 of the amount paid is a two-day rental fee for the auditorium, while "the remainder of the funds go to cover additional costs such as house support, production staff, production equipment rental, and exterior items like queue stanchions and port-a-loos."

While the campaign paid in advance due to Asheville's policy for short-notice bookings, Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for billed rally fees, leaving the White House in January 2021 with at least $850,000 in unpaid rally debt, including more than $500,000 owed to the city of El Paso, Texas.

The Trump campaign booked the smaller of two venues at the same complex in downtown Asheville for Wednesday's rally. The Thomas Wolfe Auditorium has a capacity of just 2,431 people, while a larger arena next door that is not hosting Trump has a capacity of 7,200."

Trump campaign forced to pay North Carolina city $82k in advance for rally

Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for rally fees that are not paid in advance.

www.newsweek.com

I assume that this Newsweek article is a continuation of the articles that you, or maybe it was someone else?, Posted last week.

To be clear, it is extraordinarily unusual for municipalities to bill presidential candidates for the police presence necessary to protect presidential rallies. Furthermore, these“ bills“ do not have to be paid and not paying them is not some sort of crime.

On one hand, I am impressed by the creativity & the amount of effort it would’ve taken a left wing kook to dig up this information. However, if you don’t want to vote for Trump, then simply don’t vote for him, but trying to act like he owes cities or municipalities money, and he’s not paying them is false.

 

[TivoliDawg]

he leaves unpaid bills everywhere he goes-

Agreed. Covid and the global shutdown that followed was def Trump’s fault. Definitely. 🙄

What is more relevant (so therefore, it is sure to get no attention from any American voter) is that virtually all presidents are running deficits. We don’t need to turn a profit every year, but our national debt is extraordinary and someone is going to have to deal with it. Will it be a democrat? Will it be a republican? I don’t know but at some point someone is going to have to deal with it if we don’t start taking steps now to address it.