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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:19 PM Nov 2016

Donald Trump could make 3 million a year off his own security detail

Donald Trump could make $3 million a year off his own security detail by making them pay rent at Trump Tower
Security for the President-elect is already costing New York City $1m a day
Will Worley

The US taxpayer could pay up to $3 million (£2.4m) to President-elect Donald Trump’s company in order to provide security for him at Trump Tower, it has been reported.

The Secret Service and NYPD are likely to need two floors in the New York skyscraper to house more than 250 security officers.

Mr Trump’s flagship Fifth Avenue building has priced vacant floor space at $105 (£84) per square foot, according to the New York Post, amounting to $1.5 million (£1.2m) a year per floor.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-security-secret-service-nypd-rent-trump-tower-a7438241.html

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Donald Trump could make 3 million a year off his own security detail (Original Post) workinclasszero Nov 2016 OP

America and her love of Con Men.. JHan Nov 2016 #1

Well at least we are safe from Hillary's emails huh? workinclasszero Nov 2016 #2

At least we are saved from Crooked Hillary and her creme brulee shenanigans with Huma! JHan Nov 2016 #7

This would only be true if the space they're using isn't otherwise rented FBaggins Nov 2016 #3

This was the first thing I read this morning. rzemanfl Nov 2016 #4

To save it from becoming a blighted neighborhood. lpbk2713 Nov 2016 #5

par for the course of con Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #6

Adding a link mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2016 #8

And it was said by some talking head on MSNBC this a.m. SticksnStones Nov 2016 #9

The more I hear about this family, the more sickened I get. smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #10

JHan

(10,173 posts)

1. America and her love of Con Men..

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:20 PM

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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

2. Well at least we are safe from Hillary's emails huh?

Reply to JHan (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:30 PM

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JHan

(10,173 posts)

7. At least we are saved from Crooked Hillary and her creme brulee shenanigans with Huma!

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 01:12 PM

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FBaggins

(26,742 posts)

3. This would only be true if the space they're using isn't otherwise rented

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:31 PM

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At comparable cost of course.

rzemanfl

(29,565 posts)

4. This was the first thing I read this morning.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:36 PM

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I'm f**king furious.

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

5. To save it from becoming a blighted neighborhood.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:40 PM

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No one else wants to go there.

Grey Lemercier

(1,429 posts)

6. par for the course of con

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:47 PM

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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,460 posts)

8. Adding a link

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 03:33 PM

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Friday, Nov 25, 2016 12:10 PM EST

Donald Trump is going to make money off the Secret Service detail assigned to protect him

A report indicates it could cost taxpayers $3 million per year to protect Trump — and his companies would be paid

Matthew Rozsa

Donald Trump, the landlord, is going to be making money from taxpayers assigned to protect Donald Trump, the president-elect.

According to a report from The New York Post on Thursday, the Secret Service is in talks with the Trump Organization about renting two vacant floors of the 68-story Trump Tower. In order to protect the president-elect and his family, they will need to work with the NYPD to operate a command post containing more than 250 agents and police officers. Those two floors could cost more than $3 million each year.

As The New York Post reported on Tuesday, the vacant 17th floor of Trump Tower is priced at $105 per square foot, which would value it at $1.5 million a year. It includes six large south-facing outdoor terraces, private elevators, and polished concrete floors. Similarly, the 15th floor — which served as a headquarters for the Trump campaign — could be available, with the Federal Election Commission estimating that the campaign paid $169,000 a month on utilities alone while there.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)

9. And it was said by some talking head on MSNBC this a.m.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 04:44 PM

Nov 2016

after reporting on the cost for secret service to rent Trump Tower space, that it's not much different than the cost SS would incur if Hillary had been elected. It seems that they've already purchased the house next door to the Clintons in Chappaqua. And that was expensive.

And on that note, they ended the segment.

So somehow, in that one sentence, the comparison is drawn that there's really no difference between secret service buying property in Chappaqua and Secret Service paying expensive Trump Tower rental fees to the very man they are charged with protecting.

As if the cost is the story.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

10. The more I hear about this family, the more sickened I get.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 04:50 PM

Nov 2016

I just want to beat my head against the wall constantly so that the mental and emotional anguish will stop.

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