Highlights:
- Donald Trump cost municipal governments and taxpayers more than $1.8 million for public safety-related services.
- Trump cost Texas taxpayers $569,204.63 for a 2019 rally.
- Trump cost Minnesota taxpayers $530,000 for a 2019 rally.
- Trump cost New Mexico taxpayers $211,175.94 for a 2019 event.
- Trump cost Arizona taxpayers $146,304.56 for a pair of events he held in the state.
- Trump cost Wisconsin taxpayers $89,778.53 for numerous events in the state.
- Trump cost South Carolina taxpayers nearly $66,000 for visits in 2023 and 2024
- Trump cost Washington taxpayers $65,124.69 for a 2016 rally
- Trump cost Montana taxpayers $58,230 for a 2018 rally.
- Trump cost Pennsylvania taxpayers $40,329 for a pair of events he held in the state.
- Trump cost New Hampshire taxpayers $16,648.85 for a pair of rallies.
- Trump cost Ohio taxpayers $16,191 from a 2018 rally.
- Trump cost Vermont taxpayers $7,204.27 for a 2016 event.
- Trump cost Michigan taxpayers nearly $7,000 for a 2023 event.
- Donald Trump had a history of not reimbursing municipalities.
- In 2023, only one of 30 counties responded to confirm that the Trump campaign reimbursed their local government for event costs.
- In 2020, it was reported that Trump owed 14 cities for police and public safety services.
- In 2019, at least 10 cities said they had not been paid by the Trump campaign for public safety-related services.
¶ Trump Cost Municipal Governments More Than $1.8 Million For Public Safety-Related Services
¶ Trump Cost Texas Taxpayers $569,204.63 From A 2019 Rally
2019: Trump Held A Rally In El Paso, Texas. According to the El Paso Times, Sales tax revenues and $400,000 in back taxes claimed from a high-profile El Paso businessman's bankruptcy are a few ways El Paso is absorbing a hit spurred by U.S. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign's delay in paying over $470,000 for a February rally.” [El Paso Times, 6/3/19]
2019: The City Of El Paso, Texas Sent The Trump Campaign An Invoice For $470,417.05.
[El Paso, Texas Invoice to Trump Campaign, 3/27/19]
¶ 2019: The Trump Campaign Had Not Paid El Paso The $470,417.05 That The City Was Owed
2019: The Trump Campaign Had Not Paid El Paso The $470,417.05 That The City Was Owed. According to the El Paso Times, Sales tax revenues and $400,000 in back taxes claimed from a high-profile El Paso businessman's bankruptcy are a few ways El Paso is absorbing a hit spurred by U.S. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign's delay in paying over $470,000 for a February rally.” [El Paso Times, 6/3/19]
¶ 2024: Trump Owed $569,204.63 To El Paso After the City Added A $98,787.58 Late Fee
2024: El Paso Charged The Trump Campaign A $98,787.58 Late Fee. According to KFox 14, “Laura Cruz-Acosta, communications director for the City of El Paso confirmed Trump has an outstanding balance of $569,204.63 which includes a one-time late fee of $98,787.58 for his February 2019 visit.” [KFox 14, 7/8/24]
2024: Trump Owed $569,204.63 To El Paso From His 2019 Rally. According to KFox 14, “Laura Cruz-Acosta, communications director for the City of El Paso confirmed Trump has an outstanding balance of $569,204.63 which includes a one-time late fee of $98,787.58 for his February 2019 visit.” [KFox 14, 7/8/24]
¶ El Paso City Council Hired Lawyers In Order To Obtain The Money Owed By The Trump Campaign
El Paso City Council Hired Lawyers In Order To Obtain The Money Owed By The Trump Campaign. According to KFox 14, “Cruz-Acosta said the city has continued to try and contact the Trump campaign for payment and has sought the help of lawyers. ‘The city council actually took action in order to hire the Law Offices of Snapper Carr. The purpose of that was to advocate on behalf of the city to be able to obtain the funding that is owed to the city,’ she said.” [KFox 14, 7/8/24]
¶ Trump Cost Minnesota Taxpayers $530,000 For A 2019 Rally
2019: Trump Held A Rally In Minneapolis. According to Fox9, “Minneapolis will get $100,000 from city-owned Target Center’s private operator for the costs of securing President Donald Trump’s October 2019 rally, Mayor Jacob Frey announced Thursday. Frey tried to get the Trump campaign to prepay $530,000, but they refused. The October 10, 2019 rally went ahead anyways.” [Fox9, 1/21/21]
Minneapolis Requested $530,000 For Security And Additional Costs From The Trump Campaign Ahead Of A 2019 Rally. According to PolitiFact, “Hugh Lombardi, AEG Facilities’ general manager, sent a letter to the Trump campaign’s director of advance, Bobby Peede, on Oct. 7. The letter states: ‘The City of Minneapolis has presented a preliminary estimate of additional security and related costs associated with the October 10, 2019 Event at Target Center. These estimated additional expenses total $530,000.’ The letter states it is the licensee’s responsibility ‘to coordinate through the Secret Service and pay for any law enforcement services necessary for the event.’ The letter states that if these arrangements are not confirmed by 8 a.m. Oct. 8, then the agreement will be terminated ‘for breach of the Event Security provision.’” [PolitiFact, 10/8/19]
The Request For $530,000 Was Withdrawn After Trump Threatened A Lawsuit, While The Mayor Said The Campaign Still Owed The City Money. According to CNN, “When the Trump campaign threatened to sue over the bill, the arena eventually withdrew the request. However, the city’s mayor maintains that the campaign still owes them money.” [CNN, 10/10/19]
¶ Trump Cost New Mexico Taxpayers $211,175.94 For A 2019 Event
2019: Trump Held A Rally In Rio Rancho, New Mexico. According to U.S. News, “The New Mexico city of Albuquerque has sent an unpaid bill for former President Donald Trump to a collection agency. The bill for $211,175.94 stems from an event organized by Trump's reelection campaign in 2019 in the nearby city of Rio Rancho, The Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday.” [U.S. News, 4/23/21
2019: The Trump Campaign Owed The City of Albuquerque, New Mexico $211,175.94.
[City of Albuquerque, NM Invoice to Trump Campaign, 10/17/19]
¶ The City Of Albuquerque Sent Trump’s Unpaid Bill To A Collections Agency
The City Of Albuquerque Sent Trump’s Unpaid Bill To A Collections Agency. According to U.S. News, “The New Mexico city of Albuquerque has sent an unpaid bill for former President Donald Trump to a collection agency. The bill for $211,175.94 stems from an event organized by Trump's reelection campaign in 2019 in the nearby city of Rio Rancho, The Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday.” [U.S. News, 4/23/21]
¶ Trump Cost Arizona Taxpayers $146,304.56 For Events
¶ Trump Owed The City Of Tucson $81,837 For Police Services
2016: Trump Held A Rally In Tucson, Arizona. According to CBS News, “Another Donald Trump event erupted in violence in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday night: a rally attendee was arrested after he punched and repeatedly kicked a protester as he was being escorted out of the rally by security.” [CBS News, 3/20/16]
The Trump Campaign Singed A Contract Which Stated They Would Be Responsible For Police Services. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “The March 18 contract signed by then-Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski and Tucson Convention Center General Manager Glenn Grabski stipulated that the Trump campaign was financially responsible for ‘security, crowd and traffic personnel’ that convention center staff deemed necessary. The contract also stated that convention center staff reserved the right to ‘increase or change its security arrangements’ — and that the Trump campaign ‘shall promptly comply with such request’ and pay any additional fees.” [Center for Public Integrity, 1/11/17]
Tucson, Arizona Invoiced The Trump Campaign $81,837 For Police Services.
[Tucson, Arizona Invoice to Trump Campaign, 4/13/16]
¶ Six Months After The Initial Invoice Was Sent, Tucson Sent A Letter Demanding The $81,837 From The Trump Campaign
Six Months After The Initial Invoice Was Sent, Tucson Sent A Letter Demanding The $81,837 From The Trump Campaign.
[Letter from City of Tucson to Trump Campaign, 9/20/16]
¶ Trump Campaign Lawyer Don McGahn Disputed The Legitimacy Of Tucson’s Claim That Trump Was Contractually Obligated To Pay For Police Services Rendered
Trump Campaign Lawyer Don McGahn Disputed The Legitimacy Of Tucson’s Claim That Trump Was Contractually Obligated To Pay For Police Services Rendered. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “On Oct. 27, Trump’s campaign lawyer Don McGahn — now incoming White House counsel — wrote Rankin back. In his letter, obtained by the Center for Public Integrity, McGahn disputed Rankin’s interpretation of Tucson’s contract with the Trump campaign and even criticized the Tucson police’s performance at the rally. The campaign ‘was, in fact, frustrated by the refusal of Tucson Police to do anything to control the violent and angry protestors outside the Convention Center,’ McGahn wrote. ‘The Campaign has had numerous reports from people who attended the event that the on-site police officers refused to do anything to control protestors or otherwise protect attendees of the event.’” [Center for Public Integrity, 1/11/17]
¶ 2017: Tucson Officials Said Trump Still Owed The City $81,837 From His 2016 Tucson Rally
2017: Tucson Officials Said Trump Still Owed The City $81,837 From His 2016 Tucson Rally. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “But Tucson, Arizona, officials say Trump owes them $81,837 for security and traffic control services during his ‘Make America Great Again Rally’ on March 19 at the Tucson Convention Center. […] As of early January, Trump’s campaign had not paid its bill, and Tucson officials are still weighing their options.” [Center for Public Integrity, 1/11/17]
2020: Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Sent A Letter To Trump To Remind Him That He Owed The City Over $80,000 For His 2016 Tucson Rally. According to Tucson.com, “Tucson Mayor Regina Romero reminded President Trump of his outstanding debt to the city in a letter Friday afternoon, saying the president’s campaign still owes Tucson taxpayers $80,000 from a rally that was held at the Tucson Convention Center in 2016.” [Tucson.com, 12/2/20]
¶ The Trump Campaign Had Not Paid $64,467.56 To The Mesa, Arizona Police Department From A 2018 Rally
2018: Trump Held A Rally In Mesa, Arizona. According to AZ Central, “President Donald Trump supporters turned out in droves for his Mesa rally, while few protesters were spotted in the crowd of red.” [AZ Central, 10/19/18]
The Mesa Police Department Sent The Trump Campaign An Invoice For $64,467.56.
[Mesa, AZ Invoice To Trump Campaign, 12/17/18]
¶ The Mesa Police Department Had Not Received Any Payment From The Trump Campaign For Their Rallies
2019: The Mesa, Arizona Police Department Had Not Received Any Payment From The Trump Campaign For Their Rallies. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “At least nine other city governments — from Mesa, Arizona, to Erie, Pennsylvania — are still waiting for Trump to pay public safety-related invoices they’ve sent his presidential campaign committee in connection with his political rallies, according to interviews with local officials and municipal records obtained by the Center for Public Integrity.” [Center for Public Integrity, 6/13/19]
2020: Mesa Released A Statement Requesting The $64,467.56 Owed To The City From Trump’s 2018 Rally.
[Mesa, Arizona Statement Regarding October 2018 President Trump Rally, accessed 7/29/24]
¶ Trump Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers $89,778.53 For Numerous Events In The State
¶ Trump Cost Eau Claire Taxpayers $47,398.10 For A 2016 Event
2016: Trump Held A Rally In Eau Claire, Wisconsin. According to C-SPAN, “Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Mr. Trump talked about many of his domestic and foreign policy positions, and encouraged Wisconsinites to vote on Election Day.” [C-SPAN, 11/1/16]
2016: The Eau Claire, Wisconsin Police Department Sent Trump An Invoice For $47,398.43.
[Eau Claire Police Department Invoice to Trump Campaign, 9/27/16]
2017: Eau Claire Officials Were Still Seeking The For Police Services Rendered In 2016. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “And in Wisconsin, where Trump beat Clinton by fewer than 23,000 votes, city officials in Eau Claire want Trump to cough up $47,398.” [Center for Public Integrity, 1/11/17]
¶ Trump Cost Green Bay Taxpayers More Than $33,000 For A 2024 Event
2024: Trump Held A Rally In The City Of Green Bay. According to NBC 26, “Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich says several political candidates have not paid the city for first response, public works, and parking for campaign rallies dating back to 2016. […] Genrich says President Trump owes more than $33,000 for his visit in April and more than $9,000 for a visit in 2016.” [NBC 26, 7/2/24]
2024: Trump Owed The City Of Green Bay More Than $33,000 From A Rally Held In April. According to NBC 26, “Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich says several political candidates have not paid the city for first response, public works, and parking for campaign rallies dating back to 2016. […] Genrich says President Trump owes more than $33,000 for his visit in April and more than $9,000 for a visit in 2016.” [NBC 26, 7/2/24]
¶ Trump Cost Green Bay Taxpayers $9,380.10 For A 2016 Event
2016: Trump Held A Rally In The City Of Green Bay, Wisconsin. According to NBC 26, “Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich says several political candidates have not paid the city for first response, public works, and parking for campaign rallies dating back to 2016.” [NBC 26, 7/2/24]
2016: Green Bay, Wisconsin Sent Trump An Invoice For $9,380.10.
[Breen Bay City Treasurer Invoice to Trump Campaign, 9/22/16]
2017: Officials In Green Bay Were Seeking $9,380 From The Trump Campaign. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “And in Wisconsin, where Trump beat Clinton by fewer than 23,000 votes, city officials in Eau Claire want Trump to cough up $47,398. Green Bay leaders are seeking $9,380.” [Center for Public Integrity, 1/11/17]
¶ Trump Cost South Carolina Taxpayers Nearly $66,000 For Visits In 2023 And 2024
¶ Trump Cost Pickens Taxpayers Nearly $40,000 For Expenses Related To A 2023 Rally
2023: Trump Held A Rally In Pickens, SC. According to the Associated Press, “Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous presidential campaigns, speaking to a massive crowd gathered in the streets of a small South Carolina city on a blazing summer weekend. ‘There’s nowhere else I’d rather be to kick off the Fourth of July weekend than right here on Main Street, with thousands of hardworking South Carolina patriots who believe in God, family and country,’ Trump said Saturday to a roaring crowd in downtown Pickens as temperatures climbed into the 90s.” [Associated Press, 7/2/23]
2023: Trump’s Rally In Pickens County, South Carolina Cost Nearly $40,000 According to the Greenville News, “Pickens County Council is expected to pay nearly $40,000 to offset costs borne out of the July 1 Trump rally, which coincided with the city of Pickens’ own Independence Day event.” [Greenville News, 7/27/23]
The Pickens County Council Planned To Use Accommodation Tax Funds To Pay For Trump’s Rally. According to the Greenville News, “The council is planning on using ATAX or accommodation tax funds, collected every time a visitor books a hotel or an Airbnb, to give overtime pay to the local law enforcement and emergency service providers who were called in to work over the weekend. This was first reported by the Seneca Journal.” [Greenville News, 7/27/23]
¶ Trump Cost Dorchester Taxpayers More Than $26,000 For A 2023 Rally
2023: Trump Held A Rally In Dorchester, South Carolina. According to South Carolina Public Radio, “Donald Trump didn’t have much convincing to do as he spoke to a crowd of supporters Monday during a re-election rally at a boat manufacturing facility in Dorchester County. Many wore shirts and pins with Trump’s mugshot reading, ‘wanted for president’.” [South Carolina Public Radio, 9/25/23]
Dorchester County Administrators Sent The Trump Campaign An Invoice For The $26,000 Owed To The County.
According to Live 5 News, “County administrators sent the invoice to Donald Trump’s Campaign Treasurer, Bradley Crate, in early October following a rally at Sportsman Boats in Summerville on Sept. 25.” [Live 5 News, 2/14/24]
2024: Trump Had Not Paid Dorchester County. According to Live 5 News, “More than 100 days after it was noted due on Nov. 4, the bill has still not been paid.” [Live 5 News, 2/14/24]
¶ Trump’s Balance Had Been Footed By Taxpayers
Trump’s Balance Had Been Footed By Taxpayers. According to Live 5 News, “Former President Donald Trump returned to campaign in the Lowcountry Wednesday with an outstanding bill to Dorchester County for more than $26,000, which has been footed by taxpayers instead.” [Live 5 News, 2/14/24]
¶ Trump Cost Washington Taxpayers $65,124.69 For A 2016 Rally
2016: Trump Held A Rally In Spokane, Washington. According to KREM, “President Donald Trump’s campaign committee owes the city of Spokane more than $65,000 for security provided during a rally on May 7, 2016, according to a report from the Center for Public Integrity.” [KREM, 6/14/19]
The Spokane Police Department Invoiced The Trump Campaign For $65,124.69
[Spokane Police Department Invoice to Trump Campaign, 5/11/16]
2017: Trump Had Not Paid Spokane The $65,124 That The City Was Owed. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “Spokane, Washington, is still waiting for Trump’s campaign to pay a bill of $65,124.” [Center for Public Integrity, 1/11/17]
¶ Trump Cost Montana Taxpayers About $58,230 For A 2018 Rally
2018: Trump Held A Rally In Billings, Montana. According to KVTQ, “The Billings Police Department and Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office spent about $58,230 in overtime and other labor costs during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Billings.” [KVTQ, 9/14/18]
Trump’s Rally In Billings, Montana Cost The Billings Police Department And Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office $58,230. According to KVTQ, “The Billings Police Department and Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office spent about $58,230 in overtime and other labor costs during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Billings.” [KVTQ, 9/14/18]
2019: The Trump Campaign Had Not Reimbursed The Billings, Montana Police Department. According to the Great Falls Tribune, “Cities across the country, including Montana’s Billings, complain in a new report that President Donald Trump’s campaign didn’t reimburse them for security provided by local law enforcement during campaign visits.” [Great Falls Tribune, 10/10/19]
¶ Trump Cost Pennsylvania Taxpayers $40,329 From Visits In 2018 And 2023
2018: Trump Held A Rally In Erie, Pennsylvania. According to Erie Times-News, “Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has received another bill from Erie Mayor Joe Schember’s administration. City officials on Friday sent the Trump campaign an invoice requesting a $5,200 reimbursement for taxpayer-funded, employee related costs incurred by the city as a result of Trump’s Saturday rally at Erie Insurance Arena. Schember told the Erie Times-News on July 24 that his administration would pursue reimbursement from the Trump campaign in advance of Saturday's rally, despite the fact that Trump’s campaign committee did not pay the city’s request for a $35,129 reimbursement related to Trump’s October 10, 2018 Make America Great Again rally, which also took place at Erie Insurance Arena.” [Erie Times-News, 7/31/23]
2023: Trump Held A Rally In Erie, Pennsylvania. According to Erie Times-News, “Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has received another bill from Erie Mayor Joe Schember’s administration. City officials on Friday sent the Trump campaign an invoice requesting a $5,200 reimbursement for taxpayer-funded, employee related costs incurred by the city as a result of Trump’s Saturday rally at Erie Insurance Arena. [Erie Times-News, 7/31/23]
The Trump Campaign Owed Erie $40,329 From His 2018 And 2023 Visits. According to Erie Times-News, “Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has received another bill from Erie Mayor Joe Schember’s administration. City officials on Friday sent the Trump campaign an invoice requesting a $5,200 reimbursement for taxpayer-funded, employee related costs incurred by the city as a result of Trump’s Saturday rally at Erie Insurance Arena. Schember told the Erie Times-News on July 24 that his administration would pursue reimbursement from the Trump campaign in advance of Saturday's rally, despite the fact that Trump’s campaign committee did not pay the city’s request for a $35,129 reimbursement related to Trump’s October 10, 2018 Make America Great Again rally, which also took place at Erie Insurance Arena.” [Erie Times-News, 7/31/23]
¶ 2023: The Trump Campaign Had Not Paid Erie For Their Visits In 2018 And 2023
2023: The Trump Campaign Had Not Paid Erie For Their Visits In 2018 And 2023. According to Erie Times-News, “The city has yet to receive any payment from the Trump campaign related to either of the rallies, Lamis said Monday.” [Erie Times-News, 7/31/23]
¶ Trump Cost New Hampshire Taxpayers $16,648.85 For A Pair Of Rallies
¶ Trump Cost Manchester Taxpayers $12,870 In Costs For A 2023 Rally
2023: Trump Held A Rally In Manchester, New Hampshire. According to NBC Boston, “Former President Donald Trump is making a presidential campaign stop in New Hampshire next week. The candidate in the 2024 race will head to The Armory at the DoubleTree in downtown Manchester Thursday, April 27, for an afternoon speech, his campaign said Monday.” [NBC Boston, 4/18/23]
Trump’s Rally In Manchester, New Hampshire Cost Taxpayers $12,870. According to Raw Story, “Manchester, N.H., where 35 officers supported a Trump hotel rally on April 27 — clocking in 216.5 hours of overtime that cost an estimated $12,870 — for which the city government covered the costs, according to records obtained by Raw Story.” [Raw Story, 10/19/23]
¶ Trump Cost Concord Taxpayers $3,778.85 Related To A 2022 Visit
2022: Trump Visited Concord, New Hampshire. According to Raw Story, “Nine members of the Concord Police Department and four members of the Concord Fire Department supported Trump’s visit to Concord on June 27 for the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women’s Lilac Luncheon, according to payroll documents that Raw Story obtained through a New Hampshire Right to Know law request.” [Raw Story, 10/19/23]
Trump’s Visit To Concord Cost The Police And Fire Department $3,778.85. According to RawStory, “Nine members of the Concord Police Department and four members of the Concord Fire Department supported Trump’s visit to Concord on June 27 for the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women’s Lilac Luncheon, according to payroll documents that Raw Story obtained through a New Hampshire Right to Know law request. The total cost: $3,778.85.” [RawStory, 10/19/23]
¶ Trump Cost Ohio Taxpayers $16,191 For A 2018 Rally
2018: Trump Held A Rally In Lebanon, Ohio. According to C-SPAN, “President Donald Trump held a rally in Lebanon, Ohio where he campaigned for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. U.S. Senate candidate and current U.S. Representative Jim Renacci (R-OH) and Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH) also spoke to the crowd at the Warren County Fairgrounds.” [C-SPAN, 10/12/18]
Trump’s Campaign Was Sent A $16,191 Invoice For Police And Other Public Safety Costs Of His Event Held In Lebanon, Ohio. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “‘Do we love law enforcement or what?’ President Donald Trump asked a cheering crowd during his ‘Make America Great Again’ political rally Oct. 12 in Lebanon, Ohio. ‘Thank you, law enforcement!’ the president later told officers, who he called ‘heroes.’ But when Lebanon City Hall sent Trump’s campaign a $16,191 invoice for police and other public safety costs associated with his event, Trump didn’t respond.” [Center for Public Integrity, 6/13/19]
Trump’s Campaign Did Not Respond To Lebanon’s Invoice. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “But when Lebanon City Hall sent Trump’s campaign a $16,191 invoice for police and other public safety costs associated with his event, Trump didn’t respond.” [Center for Public Integrity, 6/13/19]
¶ Trump’s Campaign Went On To Ignore Lebanon Officials’ Follow Up Reminders To Pay The $16,191 Invoice
Trump’s Campaign Went On To Ignore Lebanon Officials’ Follow Up Reminders To Pay The $16,191 Invoice. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “Trump’s campaign likewise ignored Lebanon officials’ follow-up reminders to cover the sum — one rich enough to fund the entire police force for nearly two days in this modest city of 21,000, between Dayton and Cincinnati.” [Center for Public Integrity, 6/13/19]
¶ Trump Cost Vermont Taxpayers $7,204.27 For A 2016 Event
2016: Trump Held A Rally In Burlington, Vermont. According to Seven Days, “On January 7, 2016, thousands of people lined Burlington's Main Street to get a glimpse of the nation's would-be president, Donald J. Trump, at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. Four years later, Trump still hasn’t paid the city’s $8,500 bill for the additional police officers, firefighters and rescue personnel that were required to work that night.” [Seven Days, 1/7/20]
2016: The Burlington, Vermont Police Department Sent The Trump Campaign An Invoice For $7,204.27.
[Burlington Police Department Invoice to Trump Campaign, 2/1/16]
2020: The Trump Campaign Had Not Paid The Burlington Police Department For Trump’s 2016 Rally. According to Seven Days, “On January 7, 2016, thousands of people lined Burlington's Main Street to get a glimpse of the nation's would-be president, Donald J. Trump, at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. Four years later, Trump still hasn’t paid the city’s $8,500 bill for the additional police officers, firefighters and rescue personnel that were required to work that night.” [Seven Days, 1/7/20]
¶ Trump Cost Michigan Taxpayers Nealry $7,000 For A 2023 Event
2023: Trump Spoke In Novi, Michigan. According to the Michigan Advance, “Back in Michigan Sunday for the first time since announcing in November he would seek a White House run again in 2024, former President Donald Trump railed against electric vehicles, saying they would ‘decimate’ the automotive industry. Speaking at the Oakland County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day dinner inside Novi’s Suburban Collection Showplace, Trump quickly focused his attack on President Joe Biden, who defeated him in the 2020 election, and Democrats in Michigan who support creating jobs in the EV battery market.” [Michigan Advance, 6/26/23]
Trump’s Visit To Novi, Michigan, Cost Taxpayers Nearly $7,000. According to Raw Story, “And Novi, Mich., where a June 25 visit cost the city’s taxpayers nearly $7,000 in police overtime costs.” [Raw Story, 10/19/23]
¶ Trump’s Campaign Had A History Of Not Reimbursing Municipalities
¶ 2023: Only One Of 30 Counties responded to confirm that the Trump Campaign reimbursed the local government
2023: Only One Of 30 Counties And Municipalities Confirm That They Had Been Paid By The Trump Campaign For Hosting Rallies. According to the Daily Beast, “Of the 30 counties and municipalities The Daily Beast contacted to ask whether they’d been reimbursed for local cops and firemen supporting a Trump rally, just one—the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania—responded to confirm they got any money back.” [Daily Beast, 3/1/23]
¶ 2020: The Trump Campaign Owed 14 Cities For Police And Public Safety Services
2020: The Trump Campaign Owed 14 Cities For Police And Public Safety Services. According to Newsweek, “President Donald Trump's re-election campaign owes nearly $2 million to 14 U.S. cities for unpaid police and public safety bills. According to the Center for Public Integrity (CPI), interviews with municipal officials and municipal records and statements show that Trump's campaign has not paid at least 14 bills totaling more than $1.82 million. The unpaid money was used to cover public safety and police costs related to the president's campaign rallies.” [Newsweek, 8/17/20]
¶ 2019: At Least 10 Cities Had Not Been Paid By The Trump Campaign For Public Safety-Related Services
2019: At Least 10 Cities Had Not Been Paid By The Trump Campaign For Public Safety-Related Services. According to the Center for Public Integrity, “The red ink Trump poured on Lebanon’s thin blue line is no anomaly. At least nine other city governments — from Mesa, Arizona, to Erie, Pennsylvania — are still waiting for Trump to pay public safety-related invoices they’ve sent his presidential campaign committee in connection with his political rallies, according to interviews with local officials and municipal records obtained by the Center for Public Integrity.” [Center for Public Integrity, 6/13/19]