MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis said Thursday the city has reached a settlement with the operators of the Target Center to help pay for the cost of hosting President Donald Trump’s rally in October 2019.
Mayor Jacob Frey said ASM Global has agreed to pay the city, which owns the arena, $100,000. City officials identified $200,000 in municipal costs that they believe were eligible for reimbursement, including traffic control, installing temporary barriers, public works construction and other services.
“We have a duty to protect free speech regardless of the content, but we don’t have to subsidize it,” Frey said in a statement.