Foiled Again!: The Felon Forced To Pay NC City In Advance For Rally

Donald Trump has a history of stiffing contractors and venues for his rallies, too. Many of these venues needed the money to pay police officers for overtime work. According to Blue Ridge Public Radio, Asheville, North Carolina, a moderately liberal city wasn't having it, and Lumpy was forced to fork over more than $82,000 in advance for his rally this week.

According to the city's spokesperson, Kim Miller, $22,500 of that money goes toward renting the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium event space.

"The remainder of the funds go to cover additional costs such as venue and security staffing, production equipment rental, and exterior items like attendee queue stanchions and related items," Miller told BPR.

"The Thomas Wolfe Auditorium is a publicly owned venue and therefore is restricted from discriminating against users based on the content of their speech or political party affiliation," Miller explained. "The City is committed to maintaining a neutral stance and upholding the First Amendment rights of all individuals and groups."

Via BPR:

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