Donald Trump's security costs the Secret Service (very) dear
$ 100,000 for hotel rooms, $ 60,000 for golf cars ... ensuring the safety of Trump and his family is costing the US Policy Protection Agency dearly.
The US President is destroying the Secret Service, the state agency responsible for protecting high profile politicians. That's what Randolph “Tex” Alles, the director of the US agency, explains in an interview with USA Today. According to the man, 1,000 officers have already reached the maximum amount of overtime pay. While these should have lasted a year.
So the Secret Service is spending a lot of money to protect Donald Trump. This high price tag is due to the size of Donald Trump's family, as well as the many trips he has taken since he began his tenure. Mashable FR has selected the most meaningful numbers for you.
42 people to protect
We are only talking about those close to Donald Trump. First there is his family, which consists of 18 people. Then come 24 other people, close to the American president. To give you a point of comparison, Barack Obama had only 31 relatives to protect.
300 additional positions for Secret Service
The protection agency has achieved a record hiring number this year, with nearly 800 new recruits. But nearly 500 agents left at the same time, bringing the net number of new hires down to just 300 people.
$ 3.6 million for a trip
Donald Trump travels regularly to his golf clubs and hotels in Florida, Virginia and New Jersey. But it is the back and forths to his property in Mar-A-Lago, Florida that are the most controversial in the United States. According to the Center for American Progress Action Fund, which cited a government report, all of those weekends would have cost $ 3.6 million. According to the Politifact verification site, this figure is only an estimate because it is based on a trip by Barack Obama to Florida.
$ 60,000 for golf cars
Yes, we are talking about golf car rental. These $ 60,000 were simply spent by the Secret Service during Donald Trump's stays in golf clubs. Quiet.
$ 100,000 in hotel rooms
Members of Donald Trump's family who do not (theoretically) participate in the country's political life still spend time traveling around the world. The best example: Don Jr. and Eric. Donald Trump’s two sons run Donald Trump’s empire and therefore frequently travel to exotic places. The agency recently spent $ 100,000 on hotel rooms in Uruguay, just for Eric Trump.
Please note, these expenses do not correspond to a particular request from the American president for his protection. On the other hand, they show that Donald Trump's lifestyle is almost incompatible with the budget of the Secret Service.
