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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew York Police Lower Cost Estimate of Guarding Trump and His Tower.
'It will cost the New York Police Department significantly less to provide presidential protection and to guard Trump Tower than the city had initially estimated, according to the police commissioner, James P. ONeill.
In a letter to members of the New York delegation to Congress seeking reimbursement for the Police Departments expenses, Commissioner ONeill noted that it had cost the police about $24 million to provide security to President Trump and his family in New York as well as to guard Trump Tower during the two and a half months between Election Day and Inauguration Day a figure well below the $35 million that the police had initially estimated.
The letter, dated Tuesday, includes detailed estimates about the Police Departments expenses associated with presidential security. On days when Mr. Trump is not in the city, the department estimates that it costs $127,000 to $146,000 a day to protect the first lady and her son while they reside in Trump Tower. On days when Mr. Trump is in New York City he has not yet returned since his inauguration the Police Department anticipates an average daily rate of $308,000.
That would come out to about $50 million a year if Mr. Trump avoided returning to Manhattan, or just over $60 million if he began returning on weekends.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/nyregion/nypd-security-trump-tower.html?
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)May yet save us a few skekels! That shouldn't take away from the fact he is running up a tab like no president before him! ( I know you know that Ellen....just pointing out the inconvient truth for the Trumpers)
RelativelyJones
(898 posts)And needed constant guarding? And if he jetted off to Hawaii every second weekend to the Pacific White House? Republicans would shit themselves with rage. But Trump? Everything's cool...
onethatcares
(16,166 posts)50,000,000.00 for not going there per year. Now, let's add the cost of the southern riviera weekends including business losses for the residents.
and then let's add the "business" travel by his sons.
I think President Obama could have just stayed in Hawaii all week and returned to DC for one day each at a cheaper cost to us.