Department of Defense looks to rent space in Trump Tower

[RandySF]

The Department of Defense is seeking to rent space in President Trump’s New York skyscraper, Trump Tower, a move that could directly funnel government money into the president’s business interests.

The U.S. military agency is “working through appropriate channels .?.?. to acquire a limited amount of leased space in Trump Tower,” Lt. Col. J.B. Brindle, a Pentagon spokesman, told The Washington Post in a statement late Tuesday.

“The space is necessary for the personnel and equipment who will support the POTUS at his residence in the building,” Brindle said.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/department-of-defense-looks-to-rent-space-in-trump-tower/2017/02/07/6dec7252-edb0-11e6-9662-6eedf1627882_story.html?postshare=3691486529624676&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.cf212329edf7

[dalton99a]

1. Maybe Trump will give them a 5% discount?

[Princess Turandot]

2. Why the DoD and not the Secret Service? nt

[ashling]

3. Because the Secret Service is

ya know, Secret. Besides I am sure they are already renting space ... as well as paying for rooms in Trump Hotels as they tag along behind Orc Trump through Portugal and Uruguay, etc.

This is just speculation, you understand.

[herding cats]

4. It's a part of the price tag of electing Trump.

Many, if not most, of his voters won't mind. They're too busy cheering on for his racist/bigoted/misogynistic policies to care.

[DFW]

5. Nothing like a banana republic dictator enriching himself from public funds

Betcha didn't know we had become one, did ya?