New York City seeks U.S. funds for $1
million daily security costs for Trump
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[December 03, 2016]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two members of
New York City's council are calling on President-elect Donald Trump to
provide federal funds to reimburse the city for the $1 million-a-day
cost of protecting him and his family in their home in Trump Tower on
Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.
In an online petition launched on Friday, Speaker of the New York City
Council Melissa Mark Viverito and council member Dan Garodnick said the
cost of the Trump's security should be borne by the federal government,
not by the city.
"We ask you to commit the necessary federal funds to reimburse New York
for all costs of protecting you and your family, both before and after
your inauguration as president of the United States of America," it
said.
A representative for the New York City Council said it had not received
any response from Trump's team about the petition, which had more than
500 supporters on Friday.
Since Trump's surprise victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov.
8 election, New York City police have increased protection for the
president-elect and his family at their Midtown home.
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Police have set up barriers and security details at the luxury
skyscraper, which has been the headquarters for his transition team as
he prepares for his inauguration on Jan. 20.
City officials have estimated the security cost at more than $1 million
a day, which would total over $1 billion during his four-year term as
president, according to the petition.
Trump has said that his wife and son will remain in New York after the
inauguration so 10-year-old Barron can finish school.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has also remarked about the costs of
protection Trump and his family.
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Heavily armed New York City Police (NYPD) officers stand guard in
front of Trump Tower where Republican president-elect Donald Trump
lives in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., November 27, 2016.
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"We are particularly concerned about overtime costs, and we think
it's a very valid situation to turn to the federal government for
the maximum possible reimbursement for those costs," he told
reporters last month.
The petition said New York City's budget is already stretched by
providing police, sanitation and education for city residents, all
of which would suffer if funds were diverted to protecting Trump.
"Donald Trump's protection is creating a huge headache for everyone
in Midtown, and must not come at the expense of New York City
taxpayers," Garodnick said in a statement. "We are not going to
compromise the security of the president-elect, but the feds need to
step in and pick up the tab."
(Reporting by Patricia Reaney; Editing by Scott Malone and Steve
Orlofsky)
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