Mayor Bill de Blasio is requesting the federal government reimburse the city to cover the cost of providing security around Trump Tower as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
“Last month was the first time we had NYPD taking such a crucial role and huge role in providing security around Trump Tower,” de Blasio said Monday, announcing that he is seeking up to $35 million in reimbursement for providing security between Nov. 8 through Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
De Blasio is sending a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday to formally initiate the reimbursement process.
“We are going to be continuing very aggressively in the course of the next few days calls and meetings with members of the Obama administration and members of the Congress to nail down the reimbursements,” de Blasio said. “This is the time now to really lean into nailing down the reimbursement.”
The mayor also spoke with Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin, starting the process of dialogue with the incoming administration.
“He fully understood that there is a real important discussion to be had on how we deal with reimbursement issues going forward,” Trump said. “I remain optimistic. I think the key individuals in the incoming administration, including the president-elect, understand what a huge commitment the NYPD is making and i have every reason to believe they will be sympathetic and do all they can do.”
(AP)
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interesting there is always enough money to allow occupy wall street and the racist black lives matter protestors but not enough to protect the DEMOCTRATICALLY elected president of the US.
Re comment no. 1: I believe the federal treasury has a long-established practice of reimbursing localities where the president lives or vacations for the costs of security and related costs of having the federal president in the area. It would be appropriate for the mayor of New York, or Chicago, or Crawford, or Hope, or Martha’s Vineyard, or Kennebunkport, or Pacific Palisade, to ask for some help when a US president comes to town.