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Company In Charge Of Trump's Rallies Has Gone Completely BROKE

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The American Freedom tour is almost completely out of money only a year after it was formed. This group has been responsible for putting on some of the largest and most visually impressive events featuring Donald Trump and others, but a new report says that they can't pay their bills and many featured speakers are now considering legal action because they aren't getting paid. Farron Cousins explains why the group failed so hard.

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You might have heard of a group called the American Freedom Tour. They've been going all around the country for the past year, putting on these radically awesome Republican events. And I do mean that quite literally, they're a spectacle to behold, right? You've got the stage all made up, you've got special lighting and TV monitors and giant screens and all kinds of fun stuff happening on stage. Very expensive to put on by the way. But a lot of these American Freedom tour events have been headlined by none other than Donald Trump himself, cuz he earlier this year, actually signed a multimillion dollar deal with them to go out and do these paid speeches. Other Republicans also followed suit. People like Kimberly Gilfoyle, people like Candace Owens, they show up, they speak at these things, crowds of thousands of people, Everybody going wild. It seems like a massive success, and on the surface it is.

But according to a new report from the Washington Post, American Freedom Tour is practically bankrupt. They got no money and they're not paying their bills or the people that have gone and spoken at these events, with the notable exception, of course, of Donald Trump, he's getting paid, but apparently not many other people are. As I mentioned, the speakers, the vendors, they're complaining now that they're not getting paid. And they're also saying, We may have to take legal action because I showed up, I did what I was required to do, they haven't paid me. And the reason is because the group has no money at all. Here's what's happening. The group was founded and is currently run by a man by the name of Brian Forte. And just a couple months ago, Mr. Forte, for the fifth time in his life, had to file for personal bankruptcy because he's not good with money apparently.

And the things he decides to do with his money are very, very bad. So he can't make money. So for the fifth time in his life, the guy had to declare bankruptcy. And I think the American Freedom Tour is not that far behind him. According to some staffers, by the way, who spoke to the Washington Post, American Freedom Tour is still selling tickets to events that have already been canceled. And when people complain, they're given a refund. But if not, they're just sent a message saying, you could use your ticket that you bought for this one for a future event. So the people who bought tickets to events that have already been canceled aren't even getting refunds unless they specifically ask for it. Um, that kind of seems like that might be considered fraud. If this is what's happening. If these staffers are telling the truth, then yes, selling tickets to an event that doesn't happen that you know has already been canceled and then not giving people their money back, you're setting yourself up for a class class action lawsuit that you're 100% going to lose. But there is one event that is apparently still on the books, and that is

An event at Malago. Um, so let me read this from the Washington Post. Um, the tours advertised upcoming Black Tie Gala at Malago with tickets starting at $10,000. A couple to spend time with Trump. The event includes a poolside reception and a formal ballroom dinner. Ooh, dinner and a photo with Trump costs $40,000. And a private library meeting with Trump is so pricey that it's only listed as quote, inquire below. So American Freedom Tour wants to make some money off this, right? Oh, you wanna go have dinner with Donald Trump, You wanna watch him eat a well done steak covered and catch up $40,000 pay up. But here's the thing. This is at Malago. If you're a wealthy South Florida Republican, you're probably already at Malago, which means you have unfettered access to Donald Trump. You don't have to plop down $40,000 to sit next to him while he is chowing down on a Big Mac.

You can walk up to him and say, Hey, I'm rich. Talk to me and he'll do it. So I don't know how many tickets to that you're gonna sell, but another reason I think that this group is going bankrupt is because of the cost of these events. Now, think about it this way, right? You're bringing in high profile Republican speakers who obviously command a lot of money.

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