Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, spent the last week telling supporters to prepare for his arrest, which could come as soon as Tuesday according to him.
Alvin Bragg, the Democratic district attorney of Manhattan, is currently investigating Trump on campaign finance charges. Trump allegedly paid sex workers to stay silent about their previous encounters with him during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump then allegedly billed a private company to recoup that money.
Whether Trump gets arrested remains to be seen, but that didn’t stop the former president from observing the Division 1 Wrestling Finals in Tulsa, Oklahoma over the weekend.
Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) told Tulsa World that the visit wasn’t political but rather about showing Trump what “Tulsa had to offer.” The outlet noted that Trump received a “warm if not overwhelming” reception at the BOK Center.
Trump, however, will not be picking up the tab for additional security required for his visit. The city of Tulsa will be paying out of pocket for Trump’s recreational visit to the city.
“It is the job of the United States Secret Service to provide security for current and former presidents,” Capt. Richard Meulenberg said. “The Tulsa Police Department will always assist our federal law enforcement partners when it is requested of us.”
The newspaper went on to note that Tulsa paid police officers more than $450,000 in overtime for more than $2,000 hours in “compensatory time” for their work “leading up to, during and after Trump’s June 2020 campaign rally at the BOK Center.”
