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elleng

(130,170 posts)
Sat Jun 15, 2019, 07:55 PM Jun 2019

TRUMP'S JULY 4 GALA TO DRAIN SECURITY COSTS FROM SPECIAL FUND BECAUSE HE HASN'T PAID

HIS LAST BILL: REPORT

'President Donald Trump's Fourth of July speech will drain money from a security source used to protect the nation's capital from terrorist threats because he still has not paid the full bill from his inauguration.

The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration and Congress still have not paid the District over $7 million in fees from the 2017 inauguration, which was the last time Trump held a large event at the National Mall. To pay for the Fourth of July event, which White House officials have named "A Salute to America," the District will have to pull money from a fund devoted to hosting state funerals and foreign dignitary visits, as well as protecting the city from terrorist threats. The financial strain caused by Trump's speech is expected to push the fund over budget.

The Post article comes after the Center for Public Integrity released a report saying that, despite Trump's frequent laudation of police, he had not paid at least 10 cities for the public-safety costs of his rallies. In Lebanon, Ohio, Trump asked his crowd "Do we love law enforcement or what?"

But the president's campaign did not respond to an invoice totaling nearly $16,200 in public safety costs deriving from the event—a small sum compared to the $841,219 that cities are requesting from the president. While the report noted that Trump may not be legally obligated to pay, as the campaign and city governments didn't conclude written contracts, critics have used the outstanding fees to note Trump's legacy of avoiding payments.'>>>

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-july-4-gala-drain-security-costs-special-fund-1444088?

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TRUMP'S JULY 4 GALA TO DRAIN SECURITY COSTS FROM SPECIAL FUND BECAUSE HE HASN'T PAID (Original Post) elleng Jun 2019 OP
The rest of us do not get to spend, spend, spend without paying. badhair77 Jun 2019 #1
Disgusting deadbeat. Ohiogal Jun 2019 #2
So What? montanacowboy Jun 2019 #3
Don't provide security until he settled security debts everywhere. Tech Jun 2019 #4
It's pay to play or it should be. tikka Jun 2019 #5
Someone ought to haul his ass into small claims court. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #6

badhair77

(4,192 posts)
1. The rest of us do not get to spend, spend, spend without paying.
Sat Jun 15, 2019, 08:04 PM
Jun 2019

We just get to pay, pay, pay without any input. Again the rules do not apply to him.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,752 posts)
6. Someone ought to haul his ass into small claims court.
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 12:46 AM
Jun 2019

Wouldn't you just love to see him in front of Judge Judy?

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