WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is paying to replace sod on the White House South Lawn and in the Rose Garden after damage to the greenery late last month from large crowds and heavy equipment used for Republican National Convention festivities, White House and campaign officials said Tuesday. Trump's unprecedented decision to stage overtly political events on public property - which drew complaints that the Trumps were using "the people's house" for personal gain - continues to reverberate nearly two weeks later as work crews re-sod the lawn and make other repairs. On Aug. 27, Trump delivered his address formally accepting the Republican nomination on the South Lawn before an estimated 1,500 supporters seated on chairs. The president spoke from an enormous stage built in front of the South Portico of the White House. It was flanked by massive television screens and illuminated by scores of hulking spotlights - all particularly heavy equipment to position on grass. Two nights earlier, first lady Melania Trump delivered her convention address in the newly reconstructed Rose Garden, with dozens of supporters seated in chairs. Turf was laid atop the grass as a protective measure, according to one White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because aides were not authorized to discuss some details. "The sod is being replaced at no cost to taxpayers," said White House spokesman Judd Deere. "Additionally, there has been other planned infrastructure work taking place on the south grounds." A Trump campaign official confirmed that the sod replacement was being paid for with campaign funds. Katie Liming, a spokeswoman for the National Park Service Capital Region, confirmed that the repairs are being paid for with political funds, as required under the convention's agreement for...