{"id":2355843,"date":"2024-10-16T17:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-cloud-minnesota-says-trump-campaign-owes-209000-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T17:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:27:28","slug":"st-cloud-minnesota-says-trump-campaign-owes-209000-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-cloud-minnesota-says-trump-campaign-owes-209000-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Cloud, Minnesota says Trump campaign owes $209,000 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fst-cloud-minnesota-says-trump-campaign-owes-209000-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355843&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c city of \u2063St. Cloud, Minnesota, is \u200dpursuing payment from Donald \u200cTrump&#8217;s campaign for approximately $209,000\u200b in city services related\u200c to a rally held in July. The campaign missed the Oct. 10 payment\u200b deadline,\u2062 prompting\u200b St. Cloud to send \u2062a second invoice. The original invoice detailed various costs incurred by the city, including expenses\u2064 for\u200d police, construction, public services, and \u200bIT-related costs. City officials\u200c specified that they typically do not bill for official \u2064White House visits but do for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flaw-and-order-trump-trial-in-georgia-built-on-weak-foundation\/\" title=\"Weak Foundation: Trump&#039;s Georgia Trial Marred by Flaws\">campaign-related events<\/a>. This situation is part \u200dof\u200c a larger trend, as multiple\u2063 cities,\u200c including Minneapolis and El Paso,\u200b are also seeking reimbursement from \u2062the Trump campaign for costs associated\u200d with his rallies. \u200cCollectively,\u2064 the campaign reportedly owes over $750,000 to \u2062at least four cities and one county for various unpaid \u2064bills, some dating back to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-selling-dark-brandon-t-shirts-as-merchandise-for-reelection-bid\/\" title=\"Biden campaign selling &#039;Dark Brandon&#039; T-shirts as merchandise for reelection bid\">previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a><\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">St. Cloud, Minnesota says Trump campaign owes $209,000 from rally<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1837263\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>St. Cloud, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota<\/a>, is still seeking payment for holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rally<\/a> for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> after the Trump campaign missed the payment deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The central Minnesota city sent a second invoice to the Trump campaign after it missed the Oct. 10 deadline to pay for about $209,000 in city services used for a July rally, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/trump-campaign-misses-deadline-to-pay-st-cloud-for-rally\/601162096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Star Tribune<\/em><\/a>. The St. Cloud inquiry adds to a growing list of cities that the Trump campaign has not paid back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The original invoice was dated Sept. 10 and goes into detail on the costs that the city took on when hosting Trump. St. Cloud officials said they paid about $63,000 for police costs, $62,000 regarding a construction project near the campus, $60,500 for public services, $21,000 for fire department costs and about $2,000 for IT-related costs.<\/p>\n<p>St. Cloud City Administrator Matt Staehling said the city does not bill the White House for official visits, but it does bill candidates who visit for campaign stops and similar events that require public services from the city.&nbsp;St. Cloud State University officials did <a href=\"https:\/\/wjon.com\/trump-campaign-fails-to-reimburse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>confirm<\/a> that they were paid the $35,000 fee they charged the Trump campaign to rent their facility.<\/p>\n<p>In Minneapolis, city officials for years tried to get Trump&rsquo;s campaign to pay the $530,000 in overtime and expenses after Trump used Target Center as the site of one of his rallies in 2019. Minneapolis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/minneapolis-will-recoup-100-000-in-security-costs-for-trump-s-2019-rally-at-target-center\/600013153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>eventually received<\/a> around $100,000 more than a year after the rally.<\/p>\n<p>At least four cities and one county across the country are waiting for the Trump campaign to pay them, totaling $750,000 in bills, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/amp\/rcna174757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NBC News<\/a>. Some of those missing payments date back to eight years ago, during Trump&rsquo;s first presidential campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the largest unpaid bills is more than half a million dollars. El Paso, Texas, is looking to be reimbursed for more than $569,200 in expenses from a 2019 Trump visit, according to an invoice provided by city spokeswoman Laura Cruz Acosta. The initial bill for more than $470,000 grew after the city charged the Trump campaign a late fee for not paying on time.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recently hosted his third rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, but the city said it has not been paid back for the first two. A city official told NBC that Trump owes Erie more than $40,000 for the rallies he held there in 2018 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it&rsquo;s not entirely clear who should foot the bill. The Trump campaign previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that it is the responsibility of the Secret Service to pay for these types of services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told NBC that the Secret Service, not the campaign, is usually the body that requests local assistance for such campaign activities, but he noted the agency &ldquo;lacks a mechanism to reimburse local governments for their support during protective events.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When it was reported that President Joe Biden&rsquo;s and Trump&rsquo;s campaigns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3069058\/green-bay-biden-trump-campaigns-invoices-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>did not pay the city of Green Bay,<\/a> Wisconsin, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-job-list-continues-to-grow-as-biden-sets-her-off-on-new-mission\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris takes on new mission as her role expands under Biden\">campaign visits<\/a>, the Biden campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorGenrich\/status\/1808225118922932329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1808225118922932329%7Ctwgr%5E55af4edc9f66294e557a62fc8b67399ee3b54732%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fpresidential%2F3069058%2Fgreen-bay-biden-trump-campaigns-invoices-events%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>paid their bills<\/a> almost immediately, according to the mayor of Green Bay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1837263\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837263\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Cloud, MN, claims Trump campaign owes $209K for rally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2355844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DJT.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5698,32603,43166,32531],"class_list":["post-2355843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-minnesota","tag-political-news","tag-st-cloud","tag-trump-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DJT.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}