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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPalm Beach County seeks $5.6M reimbursement for Trump's Mar-a-Lago security bill
County seeks $5.6M reimbursement for Trumps Mar-a-Lago security bill
President Donald Trump departs Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday April 22, 2018. He greeted and took photographs with motorcycle units from Delray Beach, Palm Beach Sheriffs Department, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens. (Melanie Bell / The Palm Beach Post)
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/national-govt--politics/county-seeks-reimbursement-for-trump-mar-lago-security-bill/XTOrIYDQ1vpNFSpa1e13uK/
PALM BEACH
Palm Beach County taxpayers fronted more than $5.7 million to help protect President Donald Trump during his 10 visits to Mar-a-Lago between November and April, figures provided Thursday show.
The federal government is expected to reimburse local governments for the expenses. A congressional budget agreement signed by Trump in March sets aside $41 million to repay local law enforcement agencies for extraordinary personnel costs to protect the president when he visits his private residences in Palm Beach, New York and New Jersey.
A similar pot of federal money was used in 2017 to reimburse Palm Beach County taxpayers for $3.4 million in security costs incurred during the first three months of Trumps presidency.
Most of the 2017-2018 law enforcement costs were racked up by the Palm Beach Sheriffs Office, which takes the lead among local agencies in assisting the Secret Service during presidential visits. The agency spent $5.6 million on overtime during Trumps 2017-18 trips, sheriffs spokeswoman Teri Barbera said Thursday in response to a query from The Palm Beach Post.
Aside from the sheriffs costs, the town of Palm Beach said in April that it spent $115,156 on police overtime during Trumps 2017-18 visits and West Palm Beach said it spent $68,500.
President Donald Trump departs Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday April 22, 2018. He greeted and took photographs with motorcycle units from Delray Beach, Palm Beach Sheriffs Department, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens. (Melanie Bell / The Palm Beach Post)
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/national-govt--politics/county-seeks-reimbursement-for-trump-mar-lago-security-bill/XTOrIYDQ1vpNFSpa1e13uK/
PALM BEACH
Palm Beach County taxpayers fronted more than $5.7 million to help protect President Donald Trump during his 10 visits to Mar-a-Lago between November and April, figures provided Thursday show.
The federal government is expected to reimburse local governments for the expenses. A congressional budget agreement signed by Trump in March sets aside $41 million to repay local law enforcement agencies for extraordinary personnel costs to protect the president when he visits his private residences in Palm Beach, New York and New Jersey.
A similar pot of federal money was used in 2017 to reimburse Palm Beach County taxpayers for $3.4 million in security costs incurred during the first three months of Trumps presidency.
Most of the 2017-2018 law enforcement costs were racked up by the Palm Beach Sheriffs Office, which takes the lead among local agencies in assisting the Secret Service during presidential visits. The agency spent $5.6 million on overtime during Trumps 2017-18 trips, sheriffs spokeswoman Teri Barbera said Thursday in response to a query from The Palm Beach Post.
Aside from the sheriffs costs, the town of Palm Beach said in April that it spent $115,156 on police overtime during Trumps 2017-18 visits and West Palm Beach said it spent $68,500.
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Palm Beach County seeks $5.6M reimbursement for Trump's Mar-a-Lago security bill (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jul 2018
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onecaliberal
(32,483 posts)1. Fuck no
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. Hate to tell you guys, but good luck getting that back.
There's Trump with his stupid-ass "thumbs up pose". God, I hate him.
Loryn
(941 posts)3. They'll never see a penny
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)4. Palm Beach County.
The stiffed line is over there. See that line running out the door and on for miles? Well, you're pretty much at the back, along with US taxpayers.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)5. LOL, Trump never pays anybody.
Better be writing that off or raising taxes on Mar-A-Lago.
keithbvadu2
(36,362 posts)6. Good luck getting it from deadbeat Donald.
JDC
(10,081 posts)7. The check's in the mail. Believe me.