ST. CLOUD — The Donald J. Trump presidential campaign has missed a due date to reimburse the City of St. Cloud $209,000 for costs related to a July 27 rally at St. Cloud State University.
The invoice was sent on Sept. 10 to a Virginia PO box associated with Donald J. Trump For President 2024 Inc. The invoice noted a due date of Oct. 10.
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City Administrator Matt Staehling confirmed to St. Cloud LIVE on Friday, Oct. 11, that the Trump campaign failed to meet that due date. Staehling said the city plans to send a second notice.
The rally's costs include police and fire department costs, public services, costs relating to a construction change order of University Drive, and IT department services, according to the city.
The rally with Trump and running mate JD Vance at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center attracted thousands on July 27. SCSU Athletic Director Holly Schreiner previously told St. Cloud LIVE that the campaign paid the university's $35,000 fee on Aug. 1.
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told St. Cloud LIVE he was confident the city would get paid.
“I don't trust the reporting on this at all,” he said on Oct. 4. “Bottom line is the Trump campaign paid in advance, and now the implication is they're somehow not paying their side of it, when we know that a big part of that was the Secret Service.”
“The Trump campaign is handling all of the invoices that they get all across the country, and it's taken care of,” said Emmer, who is also chair of Trump's Minnesota reelection campaign. “If there's any responsibility whatsoever that remains on the Trump campaign, I have no doubt that they will resolve that and take care of it. But the reporting on this is, frankly, it's been, in some cases, kind of honest, and in other cases just flat-out dishonest, trying to suggest that or imply that the Trump campaign is stiffing the city of St Cloud. That's just not true.”
Staehling in an email Friday morning, Oct. 11, said, "They may have paid SCSU in advance for the National Hockey Center venue ... but St. Cloud was not paid in advance."
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NBC News recently reported that the Trump campaign owes more than $750,000 to five jurisdictions, with some bills dating back to 2016.
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