Protecting Trump costs New York City over $1 million a day
November 22, 2016 23:46
Protecting President-elect Donald Trump and his family is costing New York City more than $1 million a day, according to three top city officials.
And those costs will not necessarily drop significantly once he moves to the White House because Melania Trump and their 10-year old son Barron expect to stay at their home at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, at least until the end of the school year.
Trump has indicated he plans to return home regularly, especially while the family is still in New York.
Adding to the expense is the cost of police assigned to Trump's adult children and his grandchildren, who are also receiving Secret Service protection, John Miller, NYPD's deputy commissioner of intelligence & counter-terrorism, told WCBS channel.
All of them live in the city, and all are entitled to receive Secret Service protection.
"The number one imperative here is safety and security. We owe that to the president elect, his family and his team," said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said last week.
But he said the city will need help with those costs, particularly police overtime, CNN reported.
"This is a very substantial undertaking. It will take substantial resources," he said. "We will begin the conversation with the federal government shortly on reimbursement for the NYPD for some of the costs that we are
incurring."
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