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Just a few months ago, Trump took to the stage in Panama City Beach, Florida, and stood before an enthusiastic group of supporters joining him for a political rally. He once again bemoaned what he described as migrants swarming the southern border.

“You have 15,000 people marching up,” he said. “But how do you stop them? You can’t.”

“Shoot them,” someone in the crowd shouted, sparking a round of laughter.

“That’s only in the Panhandle you can get away with that stuff,” Trump responded, chuckling, as the crowd around him erupted in even more laughter. “Only in the Panhandle.”

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President Donald Trump publicly pledged “all the support of the federal government” on Saturday after 22 people were shot to death in an El Paso Walmart this weekend.

But his statements are prompting charges of hypocrisy because the city claims the president’s political campaign owes an outstanding debt from a February campaign rally — specifically, more than half a million dollars.

On Monday, an El Paso city official said Trump has yet to pay.

According to Laura Cruz-Acosta, communications manager for the El Paso city manager’s office, the president has an outstanding bill of $569,204.63 for police and public safety services associated with a February campaign rally.

“The city staff have followed the process and procedures as it relates to any invoicing that we provide, and we will continue to do so accordingly as per city and state policies,” Cruz-Acosta said. She said that Trump owed an initial fee of $470,417.05 but that the city tacked on a 21% one-time late fee in June — 30 days after the campaign failed to pay the initial amount owed.

Local officials have repeatedly harangued Trump for not covering the costs associated with his visit to the border city, with some contrasting his actions with those of Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, who visited his hometown for a rally on the same day and has since paid his dues.

“Our resources are really strained right now,” said Alexsandra Annello, a member of the El Paso City Council. “Our police and fire are exhausted, our health department had for three days straight been working with the reunification of families. As you see from the bill, these are the services required for a presidential visit. In addition to financial costs, our community and resources are already strained and do not need this extra burden.”

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A man who lost his wife in a mass shooting that killed nearly two dozen people in El Paso, Texas, last week is inviting the public to celebrate her life as he has no other family in town, a funeral home said Tuesday.

Margie Reckard, 63, was among 22 people killed Aug. 3 in the Walmart attack, which authorities say was carried out by a 21-year-old Allen man who wanted to target people of Mexican descent.

Her husband, Antonio Basco, is inviting anyone to attend the service Friday at Perches Funeral Home, the funeral home said in a statement.

Members of Reckard's family will be coming from out of town, NBC affiliate KTSM of El Paso reported.

"We want to thank the people of El Paso because without them I don't know what we would have done," Reckard's daughter-in-law Hilda Nuzzi told the station. "Everyone is amazing."

KTSM reported that Reckard, who was born in Baltimore, had two sons and a daughter.

Basco told KFOX-TV of El Paso days after the shooting that he and Reckard have been together for 22 years.

"When I met her, she was an angel, and she still is," Basco said. “I was supposed to be the strong one, but I found out I'm the weak one, and she's going to be missed a lot."

"When we first met, that feeling came to each one of us, to each other, and we've been together ever since," he told the station. "We were going to live together and die together that was our plan."

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Antonio Basco was expecting a near-empty church for the funeral of his wife who died in the El Paso mass shooting in Texas, US, in August.

Mr Basco said he did not have family so he invited the community - but was shocked to find people queuing to get in.

The size of the crowd was so huge that the funeral company had to move the service to a larger facility.

As he walked in, Mr Basco said: "This is incredible."

About 700 people queued to pay their respects to Margie Reckard, 63, one of 22 people killed when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store.

The line went around the church and along another road.

Many people came from across the US.

Hala Hijazi travelled from San Francisco to attend the service. She said that she read Tony Basco's story and knew she had to attend.

"It pierced into my heart and soul and made me book a flight to El Paso. We need to show when America is in pain, we are all in pain," she said.