Mr. Trump still owes many states in the US more than millions of dollars

The city of Albuquerque in New Mexico said the reason for not allowing Mr. Trump to use the city's convention center for his campaign was because the former president still owed half a million dollars from 2019.

Mr. Trump appeared at a campaign event at Albuquerque International Airport in the city of the same name in New Mexico state on October 31 - Photo: REUTERS

According to the Independent, the Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico refused to let the Trump campaign use the venue for a rally on October 31. Mayor Tim Killer said part of the reason was the $445,000 the former US president's campaign owed Albuquerque from a 2019 rally. That year, the city asked the Trump campaign to pay about $200,000, including $71,000 for police, $7,000 for barricades and $132,000 for other city resources. This figure has now increased to $445,000 due to interest. "Anyone who wants to use city-owned facilities cannot owe the city money. We're going to do that to any candidate or anyone who wants to rent the convention center," Keller was quoted as saying by the Santa Fe New Mexican . Local Republicans have criticized Mayor Keller, calling the request for payment "a stupid political stunt" because the city has never billed campaigns. But officials told local TV station KOAT that they asked for payment due to excessive use of resources and services. They said that during Trump's 2019 event, City Hall had to be closed and the city had to install additional fencing in the downtown area. New Mexico isn't the only place where Trump is said to be in debt. Last week, Al Jazeera reported that the Trump campaign still owed more than $25,000 in Arizona, more than $208,000 in Minnesota, and more than $65,000 in Washington. As of early October, the Trump campaign still owed more than $750,000 in five areas, including Pennsylvania, Texas, Montana, and Arizona, according to an NBC News investigation. Part of the reason is that at campaign events for a candidate as powerful as Mr. Trump, local law enforcement agencies will subsidize the cost of the Secret Service to protect the Republican candidate. But the Secret Service has no mechanism to reimburse local costs, which the agency has recognized as an issue that needs reform from Congress. However, Mr. Trump has also been criticized for not paying contractors and employees in the past. Some of the debts are said to date back decades, including costs from workers at the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, which opened in 1990.

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