President Trump seems to be asking a lot of police departments in New York City and in Florida. They’re being required to supplement the Secret Service and provide equipment and personnel to protect the President and his family in areas of the country where it’s traditionally not happened before.
Presidential vacations are one thing, but the First Family is residing in Trump Tower in downtown NYC, instead of the White House, and President Trump has spent 1/4 of his Presidency living in Florida.
What gives? He tweeted in 2016 that he was going to be so busy that he wouldn’t leave the White House. Yet he’s been in Florida every weekend at his resort, resulting in $60,000 a day in police protection that was not budgeted by Palm Beach County for their Sheriff’s Department. Residents shouldn’t have to have their taxes raised to pay for President Trump’s protection.
The sooner that the First Family moves to the White House, the better. That way the Secret Service can boost their personnel on the White House grounds, and provide better protection to the President and his family. Recent security problems at the White House illustrate the need for more Secret Service agents to be on the grounds. Taking 17 minutes to detect someone (who has no military or infiltration training) who hopped the fence? That’s a huge problem.
The federal government should reimburse Palm Beach County and New York City for the extra protection that they’re providing. And President Trump should spend more weekends at the White House to give the residents of Palm Beach a break.
Also, President Trump’s budget will cut federal funding to cities for anti-terrorism efforts, so why is he asking them to spend more while cutting the budget for their police forces? That doesn’t make sense.
Arrangements need to be made, and a policy written or updated for the future protection of the First Family.
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