{"id":2362113,"date":"2024-10-31T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/albuquerque-mayor-still-demands-reimbursement-for-trump-rallys-cost-to-city-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T09:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:45:25","slug":"albuquerque-mayor-still-demands-reimbursement-for-trump-rallys-cost-to-city-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/albuquerque-mayor-still-demands-reimbursement-for-trump-rallys-cost-to-city-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Albuquerque mayor still demands reimbursement for Trump rally\u2019s cost to city &#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\">28<\/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%2Falbuquerque-mayor-still-demands-reimbursement-for-trump-rallys-cost-to-city-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=2362113&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>Albuquerque Mayor \u200dTim Keller is pressing former President Donald Trump for reimbursement of over $200,000 for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">security costs\u2063 incurred<\/a> during a 2019 rally in\u2063 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, as Trump prepares for a new rally in Albuquerque&#8217;s Sunport hanger. With the election approaching, Keller highlighted that the city had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">cover costs<\/a> \u2063for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-initial-costs-for-the-democratic-national-convention-in-chicago\/\" title=\"Initial costs for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.\">additional police presence<\/a> and security measures ordered by the Secret Service. He\u2064 expressed his determination to hold Trump accountable for these expenses,\u2063 stating on social media\u200c that there would be &#8220;no more freebies&#8221; for Trump&#8217;s upcoming visit, estimating\u2063 that the total debt owed to the city has now reached half \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">million dollars<\/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\">Albuquerque mayor still demands reimbursement for Trump rally&rsquo;s cost to city<\/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_1869159\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/albuquerque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Albuquerque<\/a> Mayor Tim Keller is still expecting former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> to pay up for the cost a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1337237\/pay-our-taxpayers-back-albuquerque-demands-trump-campaign-pay-200k-for-nearby-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2019 rally\">2019 rally<\/a> cost the city ahead of his return on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With less than a week left until the election, Trump will be spending part of the Halloween holiday in Albuquerque&rsquo;s Sunport hanger for a rally. Keller used the event to remind the campaign that he believes they still owe the city more than $200,000 from Trump&rsquo;s previous rally in Rio Ranch, 17 miles away. Keller claimed that it cost the city 1,528 hours of additional police coverage in addition to the barricades and building closures requested by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Secret-Service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Secret Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No more freebies for Trump&rsquo;s Halloween visit tomorrow, time to pay up the half million dollars you owe ABQ,&rdquo; Keller wrote on X. This new total is seemingly taking Thursday&rsquo;s event into account.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No more freebies for Trump&#8217;s Halloween visit tomorrow, time to pay up the half million dollars you owe ABQ. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XpgOnwoc8\">https:\/\/t.co\/8XpgOnwoc8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Tim Keller (@MayorKeller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorKeller\/status\/1851753567893492176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>New Mexico did not go to Trump in 2020 or 2016, and currently, three Democratic incumbents are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/House-of-Representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House<\/a> and one in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> defending their seats. However, former Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell is attempting to win back her former seat in the second district. Herrell received Trump&rsquo;s endorsement earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. Cloud, Minnesota, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3191836\/st-cloud-minnesota-trump-campaign-owes-209000-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attempted<\/a> a similar reimbursement request, asking for about $209,000 in city services used for a July rally. Erie, Pennsylvania, claims the campaign owes more than $40,000 for the rallies he held there in 2018 and 2023, while El Paso, Texas, is also looking to be reimbursed for more than $569,200 in expenses from a 2019 visit. Minneapolis, Minnesota, has requested $530,000 in overtime and expenses after a 2019 event.<\/p>\n<p>St. Cloud State University officials received a $35,000 fee that they charged the Trump campaign to rent their facility. Additionally, Minneapolis received around $100,000 more than a year after the rally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1869159\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1869159\"}});<\/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>Albuquerque mayor insists Trump reimburse city for rally costs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2362114,"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\/Donald-Trump-campaign_tt71667.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13240,4602,33285],"class_list":["post-2362113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-albuquerque","tag-mayor","tag-trump-rally"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Trump-campaign_tt71667.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362113","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}