‘Drain on your resources’: Trump rally costs Michigan city thousands in police bills
In his first visit to Michigan since announcing his 2024 presidential run, former President Donald Trump bashed President Joe Biden and electric vehicles, emphasizing the “decimation” of the state and jobs for its auto workers.
“After years of cruel sellouts by past leaders, you finally got a president who put Michigan first and put America first,” Trump said at the Oakland County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner, according to The Michigan Daily. “Within hours of my inauguration, I will cancel every bit of Biden policy that has been brutalizing Michigan auto workers.”
But his visit on June 25 to the Detroit suburb of Novi ended up costing the city’s taxpayers nearly $7,000 in police overtime costs, according to government documents obtained by Raw Story through a Michigan Freedom of Information Act request....