cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18634498

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. Most of the bills are still unpaid, including more than $500,000 owed to The city of El Paso, Texas.

  • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    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.

    Wait, what? Why would the White House inherit Trump’s rally debt? Doesn’t that belong to his campaign?

    Isn’t it a federal crime to use taxpayer money to fund your reelection campaign?