Trump campaign forced to pay North Carolina city $82k in advance for rally

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 to the city for a "last-minute" rally, according to Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR).
41% : The Thomas Wolfe Auditorium has a capacity of just 2,431 people, while a larger arena next door that is not hosting Trump has a capacity of 7,200.
30% : "While the campaign paid in advance due to Asheville's policy for short-notice bookings, Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for billed rally fees, leaving the White House in January 2021 with at least $850,000 in unpaid rally debt.
26% : Trump has long been fixated on the size of his rally crowds, boasting about attendance numbers -- which were artificially inflated -- on more than on occasion.
18% : During a news conference at Mar-a-Lago last week, Trump falsely claimed to have held a rally with 100,000 spectators, while also complaining about the press going "crazy" for reporting on high attendance figures at Harris rallies.

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