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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:38 PM Jan 2020

Mayor says he was barred from Trump rally after asking the campaign to pay for the visit

President Donald Trump's "Keep America Great" rally for his 2020 reelection bid on Tuesday welcomed thousands of people to a seaside town in New Jersey — except for the city's mayor.

Hours before the Tuesday rally, Pete Byron, the mayor of Wildwood, New Jersey, said he was "not invited" to attend by Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew after asking the Trump campaign to pay for the costs of the president's visit.

"I'm the mayor," Byron told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Why should I have to sneak into an event in my hometown?"

Van Drew, a former moderate Democrat, requested the rally after flipping parties and swearing allegiance to Trump, The New York Times reported. Byron, whose city is within Van Drew's district, was recently elected mayor of Wildwood, beating longtime incumbent Republican Ernie Troiano Jr. Though the rally wasn't Byron's idea, he said a presidential visit should transcend partisan politics.

https://www.businessinsider.com/wildwood-mayor-banned-trump-rally-asks-campaign-pay-costs-2020-1?utmSource=twitter&utmContent=referral&utmTerm=topbar&referrer=twitter

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Mayor says he was barred from Trump rally after asking the campaign to pay for the visit (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP

You must pay for the privilege to be in the God King's presence! Thomas Hurt Jan 2020 #1

I nelieeve you're misinterpreting the maor's statement. I THINK he meant that the RNC should pay napi21 Jan 2020 #3

Golly, your honor gratuitous Jan 2020 #2

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

1. You must pay for the privilege to be in the God King's presence!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:41 PM

Jan 2020

Heil Trumpenfuhrer!

(snark)

napi21

(45,806 posts)

3. I nelieeve you're misinterpreting the maor's statement. I THINK he meant that the RNC should pay

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 05:08 PM

Jan 2020

for the cost to the City of DT's visit. It requires lots of additional security when a prez comes to an area and hee didn't feel the local people should have to foot the bill.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

2. Golly, your honor

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:47 PM

Jan 2020

Did you learn a little lesson about how your new hero conducts his affairs? Or will you be MAGA-ing it up through November even after getting stiffed?

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