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Originally posted by: billryan
NYC is spending a million dollars a day protecting Trump Tower, even when he isn't there.
The horror.
CNN, the leader in left wing fake news, reported that 3 unnamed NYC officials told them it was costing the city a million dollars a day to protect Trump Tower after the election. Many other mainstream outlets ran with that story/number. Throw crap at a wall to see what sticks, then run with it.
In mid-November, Mayor deBlasio said an additional 50 traffic agents and police officers have been positioned at Trump Tower to help with the flow of people and vehicles. 50. Does that look like it would drive the additional costs of protecting the tower to a million dollars a day?
December 5th, Mayor deBlasio requested $35 million in federal funds to cover the projected cost of protecting Trump at his midtown residence between Election Day and the inauguration. IF that much money in fact reflects the actual additional costs to the city, it is still less than $500,000 a day. That number too, is probably grossly inflated...