Sioux City: Trump Is Stiffing Us On His Rally Invoices

The Sioux City Journal reports:

Save America, a leadership political action committee (PAC) created by Trump, rented several parking lots from the city for the Nov. 3 rally, which was intended to bolster the campaigns of Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Gov. Kim Reynolds. The PAC had a separate agreement with Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, the current fixed-base operator at the airport, for use of their tarmac/event space.

Sioux City police officers staffing the rally were to be paid from the uniform and investigative bureaus’ overtime budgets. Police expenses for the rally totaled $10,002.38, according to City Finance Director Teresa Fitch. “The city has not received any reimbursement to date for these expenses,” she said Tuesday. The Center for Public Integrity cited 10 city governments that were waiting for Trump’s campaign to pay public safety-related invoices, some of which were three years old.

Read the full article. Trump still owes El Paso $569,204 for his 2019 rally, which is probably why he held his recent Texas rally in Corpus Christi. It’s not clear whether he’s paid Sioux City for the parking lot rentals.

Police expenses for the rally for former President Donald Trump totaled $10,002.38, according to Sioux City Finance Director Teresa Fitch. “The city has not received any reimbursement to date for https://t.co/UqhWcG4NyK

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