NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting $35 million for Trump Tower security for 74 days

[lafinjack]

New York City's mayor is asking the federal government for tens of millions of dollars to cover costs surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's security

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[un_fantasma]

If Drumpf wants to go to his precious tower so badly he can deal with the lack of security. Fuck DeBlasio for entertaining this idea and wasting tax dollars on this orange asshole. Yeah, sure, he's the president elect but he can deal with the white house considering all other presidents have. Prick.

[meadowphoenix]

Most elects start renting in DC, where the security measures are long-standing (eta: and where technically the bill is Congress' not a state's), and their first ladies don't like stay in another state.

[meadowphoenix]

I mean, I don't doubt that he can't refuse politically (idk what law would apply here, lol), so he might as well ask for the money back. He'd probably not going to get it, imo, since this is a national security issue that every state will face no matter where Donald goes.

I'm just weirded out that everyone reported that Melania would stay with Barron in NY like it was normal and that no one was like "what the hell" like I'm tired of neither "news" nor politicians not having an actual reaction to ridiculousness. we're fucked, tbh.

[shahar]

I think deBlasio should not provide city security after he is sworn in. If Trump was not who he is, he would probably have stayed at one of his more remote properties during this time.

Couldn't the Secret Service provide the protection now? Did Chicago provide protection for Obama or had he moved to DC before it was necessary?

[lafinjack]

Obama's place isn't in the middle of the Loop, our major supercrowded urban district.