Secret Service advertised as hot 'new amenity' at Trump Tower

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

The U.S. Secret Service is the hot, new "amenity" in the Trump Tower, where desperate brokers are trying to lure well-heeled clients into the building on Fifth Avenue that has served as President-elect Donald Trump’s home as well as his campaign and transition headquarters.

Less than a week after Trump was elected, prominent New York real estate agency Douglas Elliman blasted out an e-mail with the subject: “Fifth Avenue Buyers Interested in Secret Service Protection?” to advertise a $2.1 million, 1,052-square-foot condo in the tower on 721 Fifth Avenue.

"The New Aminity (sic) – The United States Secret Service," screamed the flier sent in an e-mail on Nov. 13 for a one-bedroom apartment on the 31st floor, represented by brokers Ariel Sassoon and Devin Leahy.

“The Best Value in the Most Secure Building in Manhattan,” it stated.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-tower-secret-service-amenities-232216

[shraby]

1. And that's legal? How.

[liberalmuse]

3. Who cares?

As we've learned, Trump can do anything he damn well pleases and no one will do a thing about it. It's beyond frightening.

[PatSeg]

9. Laws are for the little people

I think Trump looks upon laws and regulations as a challenge, to see how quickly and blatantly he can break them and never pay any consequences.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. The First Amendment, although

commercial speech does not enjoy the same level of protection that political speech does.

H. L. Mencken said, "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people."

[lagomorph777]

16. You must be an electrical engineer

Love your logo.

[Renew Deal]

2. The problem is the brokers are doing this

Though I doubt Trump has a problem with it

[lark]

4. Such freaking total BS.

Why the hell isn't he paying for this, it's his choice, he should pay, not the people of NY, not the people of the US - his fat ass lying, criminal assaulting self should pay. I really really hate this post fact, fuck everyone but the rich world that the repugs are trying to normalize.

[Cosmocat]

6. Can you imagine the uproar if a Democrat

had taxpayers doling out a million a day to protect a high rise in NYC?

[lark]

10. Repugs would impeach him.

There's a clear double std. Their candidates can be national security risks like Petraeus and it's totally OK, criminal liars like the guy with the fake news BS, people who want to destroy public education, a president that's a true criminal fraud and is using the office of the president, even before taking over, to personally enrich himself at the expense of trouble with China, possibly even war like measures taken against us, and can collude with a foreign power to hack our election - anything he does is OK, they just don't give a fuck as long as the 1% get richer, that's their only std. whatsoever for their own side.

[Nwgirl503]

27. I'm going to imagine it would be the same "uproar"

that came from the millions upon millions spent on BS investigations trying to crack Clinton. Or....no uproar.

His supporters are like baby birds in the nest waiting for mama to come feed them. Just sitting there with their mouths open, waiting for anything to be dropped in and swallowing it whole.

[leftynyc]

7. Bill DiBlasio

has sent a bill for $35 million to the white house. He thinks the feds should be paying for it and I agree. Given the traffic nightmare, we certainly do deserve something.

[barbtries]

20. absolutely!

we already paid for a nice place for him to live; if he doesn't like it, he can pay for his own place.

[BeyondGeography]

5. And you can have your Internet browsing history monitored, too!

I'm assuming they're leaving that part out.

[PatSeg]

11. Oh yes!

I hadn't thought of that. I have a feeling having the Secret Service about 24/7 would be quite a pain in the ass.

[barbtries]

19. i was pretty sure

we all have that amenity.

[JudyM]

21. Right. Plus good luck if you're ever in a hurry to get in or out.

[Mc Mike]

12. dRumpf's wiseguy buddies are moving out of there, because they'll have to disarm

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or face embarrassing run-ins with the Secret Service.

And their competition will know they're unarmed. We may see a sharp spike in hits on dRump Tower dwelling wiseguys, in a 5 block area around the condo complex with the 'new amenities'.

It's like that old Chris Rock joke "Never go into a dance club with metal detectors. Sure, you may feel safe while you're in there, but all those guys standing outside have guns. And they know you don't."

The bald orange fake wise guy's real wiseguy buddies are starting to see how their "friend" could stick it to them, and just how hard he can stick it.

[progressoid]

13. Remember how the GOP had shit fits about people sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom when Bill was Prez?

I'm sure they'll express equal disgust about this.

[RedWedge]

14. This is abnormal.

[sfwriter]

15. Terrorist Target?

Yes, if you have dreamed of living at the center of a bullseye, then this is your dream location. Rest assured you will be in the thoughts of people as diverse as terrorists and random nutjobs. Call today!

[Blue Idaho]

31. Just imagine what a shoulder launch missle could do to Trump Tower...

I'm pretty sure the Secret Service can't stop one of those by throwing their bodies in front of it.

[Hekate]

17. Gross. Gauche. Probably illegal. I hope no one bites.

[barbtries]

18. 2 million plus for a little over 1,000 sq ft

i don't want to live in NYC

[keithbvadu2]

22. Trump making money off the Presidency again.

[neeksgeek]

23. This isn't a feature, it's a bug. n/t

[malthaussen]

24. I would call that the very definition of "crass."

How the silt-of-the-earth voters who elected Mr Trump are not constantly embarrassed, I don't know, but considering everything they were willing to overlook while he was campaigning, I'm not surprised.

-- Mal

[Jose Garcia]

25. And the kicker is that taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the Secret Service to pay rent there

[hamsterjill]

26. Well, some equally savvy, competing broker

Should point out the RISK of being in a building where a Trump is housed. It's not like he hasn't made enemies. He's going to "bomb the shit outta Isis" after all, you know.

[Javaman]

28. moonlighting for the secret service.

I'm sure the agency loves this.

[world wide wally]

29. He's just a "blue collar billionaire"

Right folks?

[They_Live]

30. Living paycheck to paycheck...

[BumRushDaShow]

32. "The New Aminity (sic)"

Really? A broker sends out a flyer for a $2.1 million condo and spells "Amenity" wrong?