NYC Mayor Counting on Two gop Congressmen To Get Feds to Pay For Trump's NYPD Detail

[Charlie Brown]

Source: New York Observer

Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed tonight that New York City’s lone Republican congressman and President-elect Donald Trump’s congressional liaison are crucial to his ongoing uphill battle to get reimbursed for the extra protections around Trump Tower since Election Day.

Last month, the House passed a year-end continuing resolution that indemnified the city just $7 million—a fifth of its requested $35 million—in costs associated with safeguarding the residence and transition headquarters on Fifth Avenue. De Blasio said Trump-backing Staten Island Republican Congressman Daniel Donovan and Western New York GOP Congressman Chris Collins, the House liaison for Trump’s transition team, have proved key to the city’s effort to get a full refund.

The mayor said that beyond Donovan and Collins, he’s ready to work with anyone who is willing to help the city achieve its goal.

Read more: http://observer.com/2017/01/nyc-mayor-counting-on-two-gop-congressmen-to-get-feds-to-pay-for-trumps-nypd-detail/

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Let the red states pay for their king.

[ToxMarz]

1. The city should offer to pay for a moving van and nothing more.

[flamingdem]

2. Why are they obliged to pay at all?

She should move to the White House or Trump should pay her security detail

[forgotmylogin]

3. To be fair, he can't move to the WH till our Obamas move...

I can see they need to guard the Prezlect, but I don't know if any PE has ever lived in a skyscraper before.

It kind of bites that TT is advertising SS level security as a feature for potential tenants.

Also...didn't DT proclaim he wasn't going to move into the White House without extensive upgrades? (Guess they gotta gold-plate all the walls and rename it TRUMP HOUSE EAST, DC with some big ol' letters on the front. )

[jehop61]

5. Thought

The man owned a hotel down the street from the White House. Should make nice digs til it's unoccupied

[Demit]

6. Trump leases the hotel from the government. He doesn't own it.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. "he can't move to the WH till our Obamas move..."

He can move to the Blair House. Then it becomes D.C.'s problem (where their budget funding comes from Congress anyway). THAT is what he is SUPPOSED to do.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/the-president-elect-traditionally-stays-here-before-inauguration-take-a-look-inside/2016/11/16/007a573c-a794-11e6-8042-f4d111c862d1_story.html

[cstanleytech]

4. The President is already provided a secure place to live when in office and I see no reason

why the taxpayers (including New York cities) should be forced to provide extra security at an alternate site because he doesnt want to stay there so the extra protection should be withdrawn and the same goes for he Secret Service if he wants them at an alternate site for the long term then he needs to foot the bill out of his own pocket.

[Plucketeer]

8. Remember when president Ass Hat

suggested that Hillary's secret service contingent give up their guns? New York should just PULL ALL THEIR SECURITY means out, post-haste. And then sue for recompense to cover the outstanding costs.

[erpowers]

7. Forget the Feds Get Trump to Pay

Forget going after the Feds to pay for the cost of protecting Trump in NYC. Just make Trump pay the costs. He is worth $10 billion. $35 million is pocket change to him.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Trump is keeping his private security force.

Let them do it.

[Retrograde]

11. NYC should do the Trumpian thing

and refuse to pay on the grounds that they're not satisfied with the transition. If Trump wants the money, he can sue them.