Rim Country Gazette: Trump campaign is ignoring rally security bills for more than $1 million from U.S. cities

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Trump campaign is ignoring rally security bills for more than $1 million from U.S. cities

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 15: President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally in Manchester on August 15, 2019 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Trump 2020 campaign is looking to flip the battleground state of New Hampshire with the use of a strong economy and appeals to his core voters on immigration and guns. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s aversion to paying his bills is going strong, with his campaign now owing U.S. cities more than $1 million in unpaid expenses from Trump’s rallies. In fact, the number could be close to $1.7 million.

Albuquerque is seeking $211,000 after a September rally. Minneapolis is looking for $530,000 after Trump’s rally there earlier this month—in fact, the city tried to get the campaign to pay up in advance, knowing Trump’s history. El Paso has added a $99,000 late fee to its original invoice of more than $569,000.

These cities shouldn’t hold their breaths—they didn’t have binding contracts with the campaign, so it’ll be that much harder to collect from an experienced deadbeat. But people across the U.S., in red and purple and blue states alike, should understand that this is how Trump treats America’s cities because this is how little he thinks of anyone but himself.