Turning Point paid $72,000 for use of Montana State facilities

Turning Point USA paid $72,234.33 to use Brick Breeden Fieldhouse for its Oct. 7 event on Montana State’s campus in Bozeman.

The event featured Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, both of whom spoke during the event. Ramaswamy additionally took questions for around an hour during the event.

TPUSA was charged $17,354 for services including stage setup, fences, curtains, chairs and tables, a Montana State spokesperson said in response to questions from the Daily Montanan. Turning Point also paid for labor, including setup/custodial, ushers, ambulance crew, security and law enforcement.

Those staffing costs totaled $52,880.33, a spokesperson said.