someone was asking for a re-post of the following on an earlier thread. here it is, read it all for the disrespect:
19 July: TribLive: Butler Eagle: Butler County airport authority denied Trump campaign request because of conflicting event
Donald Trump’s campaign reached out to local officials about holding a rally at Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport but had to find another venue after learning an event was already scheduled there for July 13, according to the Butler County Airport Authority’s chairman.
Instead, Trump held his rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds last Saturday...
Mike Walsh, chairman of the Butler County Airport Authority in Penn Township, said Trump’s campaign contacted the authority “about a month and a half ago” with a range of dates organizers were looking at to plan a rally for Trump in the county.
Walsh said that although Trump’s last Butler County rally — which took place at the airport on Oct. 31, 2020 — was well-organized, the airport already had an event scheduled for July 13, the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Company’s annual Mega Cruise.
“We discussed it at a meeting, and basically we knew Penn Township VFC was doing the car cruise,” Walsh said. “The VFC, they protect us; it’s one of their biggest fundraisers. We just couldn’t do it for (Trump’s campaign).”
Ken Laughlin, president of the Butler Farm Show board of directors, said the farm show granted the campaign’s request. According to Laughlin, the farm show board of directors had no involvement with the event, aside from acting as the venue...READ ALL
https://triblive.com/local/regional/butler-county-airport-authority-denied-trump-campaign-request-because-of-conflicting-event/
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