ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shortly before former President Donald Trump’s unlikely return to the Democratic stronghold of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday — just five days ahead of Election Day, Albuquerque’s Democratic Mayor Tim Keller sent a special welcome message for the former president, ABC News reported.
“Still waiting for Trump to pay the half million he owes. Maybe he’s making a special Halloween delivery to the Duke City? We won’t hold our breath,” Keller posted on his social media, with a photo of a skeleton sitting at a desk.
Thursday was Trump’s first visit to Albuquerque in five years, after officials say he left an unpaid bill of $211,176 in public safety costs from his 2019 rally at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, which is a part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
Fast forward five years, the bill has now snowballed into $444,986 including interest over the years, according to the city of …