Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president’s company

[smilesammich 10,727]

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The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump’s company over the terms of a lease for the space, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

Previously, the Secret Service had stationed its command post — which houses supervisors and backup agents on standby in case of an emergency — in a Trump Tower unit one floor below the president’s apartment.

But in early July, the post was relocated to a trailer on the sidewalk, more than 50 floors below, a distance that some security experts worry could hamper the agency that protects the president’s home and family.

The command post appears unlikely to move anytime soon back inside Trump Tower, where the president and his family have rarely gone since moving to the White House.

On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization said the government should seek space in another location....

 

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In this case, Trump’s government sought to be a customer of Trump’s business. To protect him, the agency needed space in the pricey tower where he lives. But the two sides couldn’t agree. The Trump Organization was willing to accept a situation where the agents moved out and the space was available for others.

Trump has not visited Trump Tower since he was inaugurated. His wife, first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron lived there for several months, but relocated to Washington in early June.

Still, the Secret Service treats Trump Tower as the president’s permanent home, and has a full-time detail to protect it.

Experts said the Secret Service will have a presence inside the building if Trump or his family members visit, as their personal security details would remain in close proximity.

A Secret Service official said Thursday that the agency could compensate at other times by stationing more agents at standing posts in various locations throughout the building.

But experts said that the lack of a nearby command post could make the situation less safe in an emergency.

 

Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president’s company

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Draining the swamp right into his own pocket. Glad the SS said no way to paying usery rates to protect the buffoon.

[CaliCat 3,957]

Why are we spending money to protect his building in NY when he is supposed to live in the WH?

 

 

 

[smilesammich 10,727]

2 minutes ago, ready4ONE said:

Draining the swamp right into his own pocket. Glad the SS said no way to paying usery rates to protect the buffoon.

love that trump retweeted james woods this am:

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James Woods‏Verified account @RealJamesWoods

 

I've never witnessed such hatred for a man who is willing to work for free to make his beloved country a better place. It is pathological.

5:37 AM - 4 Aug 2017

 

are people really that stupid to buy this nonsense of trump 'working for free'? do trump supporters really believe that this guy is saving us money? lol. this is like trump donating his salary to the department of education this quarter, like that compensates for his slashing of education's budget? 

 

Trump donates $100,000 — his second-quarter salary — to Education Department for science camp

http://time.com/4762234/congress-donald-trump-security-costs-trump-tower/

 

[Teddy B 17,252]

12 minutes ago, CaliCat said:

Why are we spending money to protect his building in NY when he is supposed to live in the WH?

 

Haven't you heard? The whitehouse is a dump!

[CaliCat 3,957]

28 minutes ago, Teddy B said:

Haven't you heard? The whitehouse is a dump!

 

It's supposed to be the People's house. Of course it's a dump. 

[Teddy B 17,252]

6 minutes ago, CaliCat said:

 

It's supposed to be the People's house. Of course it's a dump. 

I'm surprised the Donald hasn't hired his construction company to bulldoze the place and build a new one. Of course it would be the biggest and best whitehouse!

[CaliCat 3,957]

7 minutes ago, Teddy B said:

I'm surprised the Donald hasn't hired his construction company to bulldoze the place and build a new one. Of course it would be the biggest and best whitehouse!

 

He should turn it into a high rise casino, and reopen the Russian Tearoom in the mezz. It would be the mort sensational project in DC. You could have tea and buy a president in the process. 

Edited August 4, 2017 by CaliCat

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

52 minutes ago, Teddy B said:

I'm surprised the Donald hasn't hired his construction company to bulldoze the place and build a new one. Of course it would be the biggest and best whitehouse!

 

45 minutes ago, CaliCat said:

 

He should turn it into a high rise casino, and reopen the Russian Tearoom in the mezz. It would be the mort sensational project in DC. You could have tea and buy a president in the process. 

slow down! So many good ideas and I want to get them down. Do you think we can get the zoning commission to budge? 

[Teddy B 17,252]

2 minutes ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

 

slow down! So many good ideas and I want to get them down. Do you think we can get the zoning commission to budge? 

Putin is on the zoning commission, I think we're good.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

Just now, Teddy B said:

Putin is on the zoning commission, I think we're good.

goin condo, 10 units sold before breaking ground, can we take a cayman island check?

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

""according to two people familiar with the discussions.""

 

ROFL

[Teddy B 17,252]

53 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

""according to two people familiar with the discussions.""

 

ROFL

They are two of the best people, the brightest people! Believe me!

[CaliCat 3,957]

3 minutes ago, Teddy B said:

They are two of the best people, the brightest people! Believe me!

It has to be a lie. Fox News reporting on something the Post published? LOL

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/04/trump-tower-evicts-secret-service-over-rental-dispute.html

 

A dispute over rent has forced the Secret Service out of Trump Tower in New York City and onto the street.

The federal law-enforcement agency vacated its command post inside the Manhattan skyscraper that houses the so-called president’s primary personal residence following a dispute between the government and the Trump Organization over the terms of a rental agreement, the Washington Postreported.

The Secret Service -- which is tasked with protecting the so-called president, his family and their home -- had previously stationed its command post in a unit one floor below the Trump family’s apartment. But since late last month, the post was moved to a trailer 50 floors below, on Fifth Avenue.

On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization said the government should look for another location for its command hub.

“After much consideration, it was mutually determined that it would be more cost effective and logistically practical for the Secret Service to lease space elsewhere,” spokeswoman Amanda Miller wrote in an email to the Washington Post.

Edited August 4, 2017 by CaliCat