NYC Lowers Cost Estimate For Presidential Protection
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- New York City has lowered its cost estimate for guarding President Donald Trump, his family and their Manhattan residence.
Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill has written to New York's Congressional delegation to seek reimbursement.
He says it cost about $24 million to guard the Trumps and Trump Tower during the 2 1/2 months between Election Day and Inauguration Day, The New York Times reported.
The original estimate was $35 million.
When the president is not in New York City, the department estimates that it costs $127,000 to $146,000 a day to protect the first lady and their son.
If Trump is in New York City, the Police Department puts the estimate at $308,000 a day.
"Trump Tower itself now presents a target to those who wish to commit acts of terror against our country, further straining our limited counterterrorism resources," O'Neill wrote.
Trump has not yet returned to the city since his inauguration.
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