Trump Campaign Leaves Trail of Unpaid Rally Bills Across the Nation

[babylonsister]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-campaign-leaves-trail-of-unpaid-rally-bills-across-nation/

Trump Campaign Leaves Trail of Unpaid Rally Bills Across the Nation
OUTSTANDING
AJ McDougall
Breaking News Reporter
Published 10.21.24 9:51PM EDT

Donald Trump’s campaign has amassed a staggering pile of unpaid debts for services related to his rallies since 2016, according to Al Jazeera, which reported Monday that the former president’s team still owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to 10 cities across the United States. The largest outstanding invoice belongs to El Paso, Texas, which told the network that the Trump campaign still owes it $569,204.63 for a 2019 rally. In 2020, the El Paso City Council retained a law firm to “advocate in the City’s interest in the collection” of the money, a city spokesperson told NBC News earlier this month. “The city continues to seek the payment of these past due expenses, so city taxpayers do not continue to bear the cost,” another city spokesperson told Al Jazeera. Other cities chasing the campaign for unpaid tabs include St. Cloud, Minnesota, which is owed $208,935.17 for a rally this July; Spokane, Washington, which is owed $65,124.69 for a 2016 event; and Tucson, Arizona, which is one of several cities that now requires Trump’s campaign to pay for services up front, to avoid adding to the $81,837 bill it’s already racked up. The campaign did not respond to Al Jazeera’s request for comment.

[Jmb 4 Harris-Walz]

1. I don't feel a bit sorry for these venues... there has been plenty of publicity over Trump stiffing his rally bills.

If they don’t want to become a victim, get enough funds to cover the event up front.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Venues caught in competing interests:

While their businesses look to pick up profits from the rally goers, these towns often fear retaliation if TSF announces that their mayors and councils have refused to let him speak. And they expect TSF & campaign won't pay for their expenses. More like extortion than democracy.

[BoRaGard]

3. "Ha ha. Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - Republicon Felon-in-Chief

The Felon, Republicon cronies, and Russian comrades have a long-standing pattern of screwing people, and then laughing at them.

[3Hotdogs]

10. What? Everybody knows,

only suckers pay their bills.

[struggle4progress]

4. Everybody's had many chances to figure this out by now

[GoCubsGo]

6. Yes, this is nothing new.

Trump has a decades-long reputation for not paying vendors. Anyone who doesn't demand up-front payment from this dirtbag deserves what they're getting.

[Ray Bruns]

5. Sorry El Paso, but hell will freeze over before you see a dime from the Trump campaign

[kevink077]

7. Disgusting behavior

Shameful com man should be in prison

[malaise]

8. The Slobfather is a shameless criminal

That is all

[Ohioboy]

9. Get in line

From what I've heard (people say) there are many contractors and vendors from Trump's private business life that are still waiting to get paid.

[Walleye]

11. Leaves a trail of under educated chumps

[bif]

12. Cry me a river, suckers!

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[dawn5651]

13. and these people will go to the poll in november and vote for this deadbeat

[SamKnause]

14. Dumb fucks you should have got the money up front.

You know he is a swindler, a crook, a grifter, and con man.

You need to check yourselves for being so gullible

[ECL213]

15. In fairness...

Some of these are debts from 2016 they are still trying to collect. But yes, they should have known his history of being a shitbag.

[IbogaProject]

16. I hope a law is passed with DJT's name in the title

These debts should attach to the candidate themselves after 30 or 60 days and that attachment should also include campaign officers, so they have skin in the game. It should be focused on protecting government resources so the GOP can squirm about having any vote against it thrown into their faces. There is no reason some community or even any event space should have any risk of not being paid, and this should be a debt that can't be discharged during bankruptcy.