Secret Service to cut cybercrime investigations to pay for Trump’s weekly Mar-a-Lago trips

[Best Virginia]

The Washington Post notes that the Secret Service this year requested an additional $60 million in funding to help protect Trump and his family, who have unusually elaborate living and travel arrangements.


Trump’s wife Melania lives in Trump Tower in New York with the couple’s young child Barron. Trump, meanwhile, flies down to his private resort in Palm Beach every weekend, which costs the government an estimated $3 million per visit.


According to the Post’s analysis, the Secret Service wanted an additional $26.8 million to help protect Trump Tower, and an additional $33 million to be spent on the executive branch’s travel expenses.


The Post reports that the Office of Management and Budget rejected the Secret Service’s funding proposal, which means that it will have to take away resources from other areas to pay the additional costs of keeping the First Family safe.


“While best known for protecting the president, Secret Service agents also investigate cybercrimes, counterfeit-money operations and cases involving missing and exploited minors,” the Post notes.

 

[moe]

Enriching themselves while draining the nation's coffers to accommodate the non-stop vacationing for his extended family and two (or three) presidential residences, pathetic.

 

[bamaEER]

Enriching themselves while draining the nation's coffers to accommodate their non-stop vacationing, pathetic.

Yeah, I don't get this either. His lavish lifestyle is now on our dime and especially from a guy who claims he can fix this country's spending problem.

 

[Original Mountaineer1]

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Enriching themselves while draining the nation's coffers to accommodate their non-stop vacationing, pathetic.

I could actually live with the weekly vacations. What I don't like is the revenue he is generating for his business interests. The conflict of interest that is being ignored by the right is incredible. This isn't Bush and Reagan going to their ranches or any dem vacationing. This is a president vacationing at a business he owns increasing food, lodging, rent, and other revenues for his own benefit. This is inherently inconsistent with sound governance at even the basic levels.