Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s office has issued their opinion regarding the expenditure of public funds for the protection of President Trump when he was in town a short while back.
And contrary to what partisan Democrats were complaining, it was ok for the City of Sioux Falls to protect the president when he was in our area:
So local beat cops are the Secret Service now? “Not to influence an election.” Oh? Why was he here then?
Why did Barnett forward it to Ravnsborg to begin with?
Because it was the right thing to do.
A silly complaint. When President Obama came to Watertown, I don’t recall any grousing about law enforcement expenses from the GOP.
I don’t remember Obama’s private fundraiser in Watertown. How much money could he have raised in Watertown let alone all of South Dakota?
I believe when Obama came Lake Area Tech in Watertown, it was open to the public, wasn’t it? Maybe you had to pay $500 dollars to see him. Did you have to pay to play?
Yes, President Obama came for commencement. Local law enforcement would be on hand for that event every bit as much as a fund-raiser, and would be just as expensive, and still be covered by the local taxpayers.
I don’t believe the people and students had to pay $500 that went to a SD candidate.
This came up in 2016 when Obama was making appearances with Hillary. The campaign is supposed to cover some of the travel expenses but not the security
So my curiosity asks how the expenditures stack up between the Trump visit and the weeks of protecting Garth Brooks that SooFoo paid for?
Lol Garth Brooks can afford his own security.
For sure, but he doesn’t need security because everybody loves him
Did people have to pay 500 dollars to see Obama?
No person in their right mind would pay $500 to see Barry.
The phrase “in their right mind” about sums it up.
Who is right? Ravnsborg or Barnett?
So, looking at the AG letter, it looks like the City should be billing the Noem Campaign for the costs. The event was private and the equivalent of any other private/non-profit events where extra police presence is required. Police man the barricades and direct traffic. In larger events, they send a bill for the overtime they pay officers (think road races and parades for starters).
Maybe it would be a sign of good faith for the campaign to write a check ($20,000 in additional expenses where they pulled in how much$$$$).
Silly fight to pick, imo. It’s damn near impossible to separate a President listening to their constituents and campaigning. Nonetheless, Ravnsborg’s credibility takes a slight hit given his over the top stumping for Trump on his twitter page.
Well, all he socialists out there should rejoice. If the anti-Constitutionalists get their way and get rid of the electoral college there will never be another president or presidential candidate in South Dakota again, because our lives will be dictated by the freak shows that are California and New Yawk.
The same people yakking about his expense probably have no concern about the influx of illegal aliens flooding our borders and the expenses we all have to bear due to the Democrats open-borders desires.
Sorry, third word should be “the”.
Why does it have to be repeated? It doesn’t matter who the POTUS is, where he is going, what the event is, or who anybody else at the same event was or how they got there or how much they spent. None of that matters. The cost of protecting the POTUS is paid by the taxpayers. Any POTUS, current or former.
Both Presidents Obama and Clinton went to plenty of Hillary’s fundraisers and events.
Somebody here is hung up on the $500 ticket price. I don’t know who attended the Clinton fundraisers in San Francisco in April 2016 or in Greenwich Connecticut in August 2016, but those tickets cost $33,400 each.
In October 2014 Obama was attending DNC fundraisers with ticket prices of $10,000.
$500 is spare change by comparison, a lot of money only to the deluded individuals who think Democrats care about poor people.