That’s Security costs, not rent.
And the VIPs make the assumption that they were gonna pay the cops anyway, and protecting the VIP are part of their duties.
So that’s quite a bit different.
On the bright side, you could listen to Hillary whine about how she was robbed of her Presidency again… and again.
Got an example?
OP, do you understand that the Dallas Mavericks do not own American Airlines Center, and that Target does not own Target Center? They are both municipal facilities, owned by the cities they’re in.
Do you really want cities to ban political rallies, or tell candidates for President they aren’t welcome?
I see what you did there.
Too much to hope for.
Since this POTUS has already declared war on California and other states that didn’t go his way, venues in those states could at least REQUIRE up-front payment, plus a bond for overages (like cops quelling rioting MAGA-heads), and a hefty insurance premium, all paid before they open the gates.
If I stiff a creditor, I get sued and a lien is placed on my property. Why me and not DJT?
If they are publicly-owned, they probably can’t do those things. Or at least, they can’t do those things just for President Trump. If they had some reasonable, content-neutral rules for all politicians, that’d probably be ok.
Content-neutral, or at least party-neutral, would be nice.
Trump held a rally in Minneapolis, and the mayor Jacob Frey wanted to charge him $530K. Obama held a rally, also at the Target Center, and supposedly incurred about $20K. Cite. Go figure.
Regards,
Shodan
See, that comparison doesn’t really work, because even if Hillary Clinton were going around the country holding rallies to “whine about how she was robbed of her presidency,” that wouldn’t appeal to me in the least, nor to much of anyone else. There is no Cult of Hillary equivalent to the Cult of Trump.
[At the time, Former Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan estimated a 2009 Health Care Rally at Target Center by then-President Barack Obama cost his department about $20,000.
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The estimated cost of Thursday’s visit is significantly higher. The city came up with the number using the same security cost formula they used for the Super Bowl and Final Four.](The High Cost Of Campaign Rallies - CBS Minnesota)
So an appearance by a president for the purpose of discussing a specific issue costs less than a campaign rally by a president promoting re-election. Is there any evidence that the Obama appearance drew crowds comparable to a Superbowl? (That was he basis on which the Trump costs were calculated in advance.)
This hardly appears to be a decision based on party affiliation.
The last Super Bowl had 70,000+ people in attendance. President Trump’s MN rally had ~20,000. It sure appears partisan to me.
Trump doesn’t convince them, the money does.