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Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo said on Wednesday that he was "not through asking yet" for the money, which he believes should be paid by Pence's fundraiser organizer because the vice president's appearance was for political reasons and not public, according to the Aspen Daily News.

The extra costs included assistance from a SWAT team and officers from another county. But the 50 other cops that were here are all on the county dime. The sheriff said he spoke with Pitkin County Republicans chairwoman Anna Zane, who said she did not participate in the fundraiser and had no idea who hosted it.

DiSalvo said he had some communications with an adviser to Pence, but that he is not hopeful that he will hear again from his office. He has not returned a single phone call in two days. Pence's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Newsweek on Thursday.

DiSalvo recalled that the sheriff's department ate the cost of President George W. Bush's visit in and that an anonymous donor came forward to cover the bill for President Bill Clinton's visit a few years later. Copy Link. Writers Page. Read original. Speed: 0. Top stories. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Her journalism career started Read more.