New York City seeks U.S. funds for $1 million daily security costs for Trump

[highplainsdem]

Source: Reuters

Two members of New York City's council are calling on President-elect Donald Trump to provide federal funds to reimburse the city for the $1 million-a-day cost of protecting him and his family in their home in Trump Tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.

In an online petition launched on Friday, Speaker of the New York City Council Melissa Mark Viverito and council member Dan Garodnick said the cost of the Trump's security should be borne by the federal government, not by the city.

"We ask you to commit the necessary federal funds to reimburse New York for all costs of protecting you and your family, both before and after your inauguration as president of the United States of America," it said.

A representative for the New York City Council said it had not received any response from Trump's team about the petition, which had more than 500 supporters on Friday.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-new-york-idUSKBN13R2KW

[TygrBright]

1. Just don't provide any. Let them take "personal responsibility" for their own security. n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. +1000000!

[AgadorSparticus]

20. Exactly!!!!!

[JudyM]

2. Or just stop protecting them.

[Equinox Moon]

4. This is my same sentiment.

[Xipe Totec]

6. He doesn't need protection. He's loved by all, bigly. nt

[turbinetree]

16. Bigly, I looked it up in the dictionary and it says it comes out of a fascists megalomaniac

serial predators bigot mouth with Cheetos hair dooooooo

[RKP5637]

3. K&R!!!! n/t

[FailureToCommunicate]

5. Think what a million dollars a day could do for New York if were spent on ANYTHING else!

Also, is that what security for the first family usually costs?

[Dustlawyer]

11. The first family lives in the White House. Never had this situation before now.

While I cannot blame Melania for wanting an excuse to stay away from him as much as possible, $365,250,000 a year for 4 years is too damn much so their kid can stay in his school!

[MontanaMama]

7. Why the hell do we have to pay for this???????

WTF?!?!?!?!?!?

Let the deplorables hold a freaking Walmart bake sale to fund this BS. Gah!!!!! I am so mad!!!!

[MADem]

8. There are 900 Muslim police officers in the NYPD.

I think they ought to make the ultimate sacrifice, and request assignment to the unit responsible for Trump's protection in NY.

They'll do a fine job, no doubt, but he's such a fucking bigot he'll be nervous around them. The NYPD need to be sure that the ones closest to Trump wear visible signs of their faith, just to throw him off his game.










And, since bigots like the Con-ald don't know the diff between a Muslim and a Sikh, add some of them to the mix!

[Equinox Moon]

9. Plus, Melania and son will not be living at the White House

So, for 4-years there is split security.

[babylonsister]

10. #notmymoney. nt

[Retrograde]

12. I'd compromise

Until the inauguration the US can pay for the same protection for Trump and Co as we did for Obama. Afterwards, we the taxpayers are paying for a nice, secure house in DC: if he persists on staying in Manhattan, let him pay for it.

[Deb]

13. We've already paid for a nice underground bunker,

very safe and ready for gold leaf.

[ffr]

14. I think Donald would agree, this would be extra money not budgetted

and therefore not funded by taxpayers.

The fact that this idiot wants to work out of an insecure building is his own stupid act. One that might cost him and his crony family dearly. Unfortunately, it might also cost others in that building and surrounding areas heightened risk as well.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Trump can now loot millions of dollars from the Secret Service with no disclosure

The Donald said that he might be the first Prez to profit from the WH

He has already started.

Part time Prez..... Full time huckster.

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With Ivanka’s jewelry ad, Trump companies begin to seek profit off election result

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/15/with-ivankas-jewelry-ad-trump-companies-begin-to-seek-to-profit-off-the-election/?utm_term=.6ee295dfde1c&wpisrc=nl_p1most-partner-1&wpmm=1

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Welcome to the Trump kleptocracy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/11/16/welcome-to-the-trump-kleptocracy/?utm_term=.e66439511cc1&wpisrc=nl_p1most-partner-1&wpmm=1

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Trump can now loot millions of dollars from the Secret Service with no disclosure

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/16/trump-can-now-loot-millions-of-dollars-from-the-secret-service-with-no-disclosure.html

[benld74]

17. NO😡 POTUS lives in the WH!.😡

[bdamomma]

19. Protecting the Emperor

Watch this I know its NBC news but this is why this man is such a filthy thing

http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/large-trump-family-poses-security-challenges-for-secret-service-816594499904

[Dorian Gray]

21. I signed the petition.

[smirkymonkey]

22. This is such bullshit!

[Kablooie]

23. 1/3 of a billion dollars a year so his son can stay at the same school.

Taxpayers should not have to pay this at all.
It's personal choice, not government business.
If he wants that he should pay it himself.

[Marthe48]

24. Kasich got away with it in Ohio

He refused to move into the Governor's mansion in Columbus and Ohio taxpayers paid through the nose to beef up security at his private home and pay overtime to Ohio State Patrol guards. These people are so entitled and they take and yake,so much. And none of the teabag a**holes who bitch about government waste say a damn thing about the naked greed and waste. They deserve what they get, but I don't. Trump doesn't want to live in the White House? Fine. He's so rich, let him pay for security above and beyond what is provided for a sitting president.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/12/27/mansion-lacks-tenant-but-2011-bill-is-438720.html

http://plunderbund.com/2010/12/23/whos-paying-for-security-improvements-at-john-kasichs-home/

http://www.10tv.com/article/no-one-lives-ohio-governors-mansion-thousands-spent-staff-repairs

[Sunlei]

25. costs more than that, part of 5th ave street is closed & public areas blocked with car bomb trucks

public area full of kettled press watching the tower elevator 24/7 so they can shout questions at whoever.

[CanonRay]

26. NY should just quit. Send the local cops home

and let the Orange Patrol (Secret service) handle it all. Fuck it.